Slacker

Yes, yes I am. Rats, and I was doing so well, too.

My excuse is that it was Christmas break, so I was reveling in all that, then I was in transit back to school, then I was starting the new semester and such. But here we are again.

Things have been going quite well, new classes are awesome. New apartment rocks- so thrilled to actually have a washer and dryer in the apartment, and we have a peninsula in our kitchen! It's been awesome to be back with my normal group, to have everybody here, and our new roommate fits in well, too. So we're off to a great start.

I'm also proud to say that we've picked up pretty well where we left and have been having consistent apartment prayer and yesterday was our first temple trip of the semester, w/ many more (hopefully again on a weekly basis) to come.

We haven't had too many adventures thus far; the weather's been really weird for a Rexburg winter. It's snowed maybe twice, mostly raining or plain overcast this last week.

Over the break I did a lot of sewing, most recently on a skirt I'm converting to a pencil skirt. Unfortunately, I've faced a slight hitch in that the shape's good and everything but the zipper (which was already in the skirt and along the side) bubbles oddly, so I'm thinking I'm going to need to take it out, then put it back in again. We'll see how it goes. I'll post pictures once I'm satisfied. Which reminds me, I've got a few back projects that I need to post. My bad.

Now, because I want to, I'm going to briefly mention the last few movies I've seen.

First, Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows:

Picture courtesy of Sherlock Holmes 2 movie site

Yes, the picture is Watson and not Holmes, but that's because I love Watson and it's my blog.

My mom and I went to Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows a week or two after it came to theaters. It was an interesting mix, I think. Some aspects of the movie seemed darker than the first Sherlock Holmes, but there was also a fair amount of humor thrown in, and I thought the placement/timing was good. The effects were great and I really loved some of the scenic shots, and I'm pretty sure they were computer generated. But they were still awesome. One thing I did miss were the sequences when the shots would slow and Holmes would break down the situation and moves used to neutralize his opponent, but they cropped up again later on, so I was satisfied. There were some parts that blew my mind and were absolutely brilliant; I'm not going to say more than that because that would spoil things. MINOR SPOILER: we meet Holmes's brother, Mycroft, and oh my, is it fun. Oh, and yet again, a marvelous soundtrack.

Anyway, I really enjoyed it and my roommates and I all plan on seeing it when it comes to the cheap theaters in the next week or so.

Next, The Adventures of Tintin:

Picture courtesy of Adventures of Tintin movie site

Ok. So I won't deny, when I'd seen trailers for Tintin, I wasn't amazed. I thought it'd probably be fun, but I was totally content with just Redboxing it or something like that. However, my aunt had some movie tickets and so New Year's weekend we went and saw The Adventures of Tintin. And you know what? I'm quite glad we did. It was so much fun! The music was good, there was lots of action; I had thought it would be much more kid-ish. I say kid-ish because childish doesn't quite seem to be what I'm looking for. However, I don't think it was at all. It's definitely great for kids, but I think it can be just as much fun for adults. And the animation was so amazing! There were many times in the movie that I found myself zeroing in on and marveling at the detail: the fibers of Tintin's sweater, armhair on a thug, and this one part with a camel that I would've thought was real had I not known better. 

But yes. Very pleasantly surprised. I'm a fan.

And last, but not least, The Muppets:

Picture courtesy of The Muppets movie site

This is Walter, and he's adorable.

I'm already a Muppets fan; Muppet Christmas Carol is a December tradition and Muppet Treasure Island is presently on my DVD shelf (actually, I rather want to watch it now). Quotes/songs from the Muppet Movie are certainly not unheard of in my home. And this movie was no different. It was so much fun, so cute, so funny!

Kirsten and Jessica had already seen it, but Kirsten really wanted to see it again and Sean and I hadn't seen it, so the four of us saw it at the cheap theater the Tuesday night before school started. Now, I'd already heard bits and pieces of one or two of the songs, courtesy of Kirsten playing one of them on Youtube and seeing a few clips on the Disney channel, but it was only the opening musical number and Kirsten, Jessica, and I were all singing along under our breath. We've decided they really ought to have a sing-along option- it would be awesome. Anyway, yes. The songs were so much fun and we laughed throughout the entire movie. 

Totally marvelous. And yet another soundtrack I want. So catchy.

Right. So, now that that's done...

Things going on this week:

Mon-
First Digital Photography assignment due tomorrow
First Home Evening with our new group (did I mention I'm Co-Leader?)

Tues-
Tests! Crud. Plant Systematics and Marine Biology
Maybe a movie?

Wednesday-
Swing dancing 

Friday-
Ballroom dancing
That whole 'weekend' thing

Hmm....seems like I'm missing something else. What could it be? Oh, maybe the fact that Elder L. Tom Perry is going to be our devotional speaker this week!!!!! So excited for that. It's always such an amazing blessing and opportunity to listen and be taught by an apostle of the Lord.

So, yeah. Good things to come.