everything is illuminated et all

Yesterday, after a productive morning and afternoon of healthy procrastination (which I'm also engaging in now) Erin and I went shopping and then watched movies and slept over at my house. Shopping was fun except that I have gained four or five pounds so I think my pant size has gone up. That's really depressing. And it's really depressing how they have all those mirrors in there, so you have to see yourself from every terrible angle. Erin and I decided to start helping each other exercise ten minutes a day and follow the weight watchers point system. I know I'll feel better if I get myself back in control.

The movies we saw were Corpse Bride, Everything is Illuminated, and Under the Tuscan Sun. I really liked all of them. Corpse Bride was really funny. I heard a lot of people say they didn't like it, but it's the best kids movie I've seen since Finding Nemo. I really liked the characterization of the parents of Victor and Victoria. It was just really good.

Under the Tuscan Sun was funny as well, and good, except I get really angry when people in movies sleep with each other the day they meet. It's so wrong, so tacky and degrading. It's so worth waiting, at least until you know someone's favorite color and annoying quirks. Also, the movie would have been much better if she didn't meet some guy in the end. It like negated the whole point of the movie in my opinion. She suddenly realized she had a family and friends and she didn't need a man, and that she would be okay without one, and suddenly 'poof,' prince charming. I guess it sort of went along with the theme a little bit, but I think it was better without her meeting him.

Everything is Illuminated was my favorite of the night. It was such a good movie. I thought it was going to be funny because the beginning was funny, but it ended up really sad and serious. It was a good change though, not jerky and confusing the way sudden mood changes can get. Erin was drooling over Elijah Wood the whole time. He's a rocking actor, but his looks are so overrated. Sure, he has pretty eyes, but he's not that hot. There are much cuter movie stars I think. Like the guy in The Devil Wears Prada. Of course they don't hold a candle to Josh. :-) But the movie made me think a lot. What would I do if someone held a gun to Josh's head and told me I had to deny God or they'd kill him? It would be such a terrible, terrible situation... But I would recommend the movie, anyway. It was awesome.

We finally got to bed in our way comfortable guest room bed at about 3 a.m. and we talked for a little bit, mostly about our most embarrassing memories. Truly embarrassing memories aren't funny at all; they're just really painful. You lock them up inside of you and pray they'll go away because they make you so ashamed that you don't think you can ever tell anyone you plan on looking in the face again... at least that's what they're like for me. Erin didn't seem quite as traumatized by hers. But I told her something that happened a year and half ago that I thought I could never tell anyone. I didn't really plan on telling her, it was just dark and quiet and calm, and it's been scraping at my insides for a year and half. It felt okay to tell her, which says something, because I think I'd rather die than tell anyone else, even people I feel like I can say everything else to. So I feel a lot better today. I didn't know it was weighing me down that much, but I feel a billiong pound lighter (I wish I actually was a billion pounds lighter).

So moral of the story: watch Everything is Illuminated and Corpse Bride. Under the Tuscan Sun was pretty funny, but nothing amazing.