Movie Weekend

This weekend was one of those mind-buzzing weekends. The kind where you walk into rooms, forgot why, walk out, have a flash of brilliance and remember, walk back into the room... and then promptly forget again and do something else entirely.

PLEASE TELL ME I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS DAYS LIKE THAT.

Since my brain wasn't working it was the PERFECT weekend to zone out and watch movies. I am so out of touch when it comes to what is out and what was winning at the Oscars... last night was the first time I had heard of the The Hurt Locker. Where have I been exactly?

John & I watched:

1. The Informant! with Matt Damon- he rocked that fuzzy little mustache like nobody's business;
2. Avatar- I'll admit, a part of me kind of wanted to be all, "Meh" about the whole thing but I TOTALLY got sucked in AND I CRIED. No lie. I'm a sucker for a great big humongous blue head;
3. The Corporation- Umm. Please go watch this movie. It's a documentary so right off the bat you'll be smarter for having gone to the movie store and PASSED OVER the first Matthew McConaughey ab fest flick you could get your grimey paws on... but more importantly it's a great movie. You'll have some ohmygod moments. It'll be good for you.

Here are my dogs waiting patiently for me at the movie store. They hadn't heard of The Hurt Locker either.

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Making Faces at Toronto Airport Without Coffee

This is me waiting at the Toronto Airport on the way to the wedding (here's a few pics from the wedding). I'm Making A Face. That morning John and I were THIS close to missing our flight. So we didn't get our coffee. And we didn't get to sit beside each other. And I was sitting IN THE VERY VERY VERY BACK ROW (I'm not entirely sure who I ticked off to get that honour, but I'M SORRY AIRPLANE SEATING GOD PEOPLE!!!). And I started to watch My Sister's Keeper but I turned it off 20 minutes in because it is the MOST DEPRESSING MOVIE IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSE and I was already getting all sobby and weepy and it was ONLY 20 MINUTES IN!

Seriously depressing. OH. MY. GOD.

But, the whole experience wasn't half bad at all. We stood outside, waited for our ride, and made stupid jokes about things like Making Faces and bad coffee and crying 5 seconds into movies.

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Wine: We're Just Not That Into You

I drank the last glass of this bottle (2006, Santa Amelia Reserva Selection, Cabernet Sauvignon Maule Valley Chile) on a Very Special Date with Myself. Ah, the Self Date. As you all know, I love my husband dearly... but who can resist the pull of an Evening All to Oneself? Sigh. I mean, I didn't go an light a bunch of candles or anything, but it was lovely all the same.

It was a Friday, which is the absolute best day of the week in my humble opinion. I was tired, but not so that I fell asleep as soon as I crashed on the couch. And I got to watch a bone fide click flick (He's Just Not That Into You) without being assaulted with scoffs every time someone did something "unrealistic." Unrealistic? Um. I am not so sure what is "unrealistic" about guys and girls swirling around in a sea of indecision and emotional pandemonium before falling breathlessly into the warm embrace of total and utter HAPPINESS AND SPLENDOR AND AMAZINGNESS AND FANTASTIC OUTFITS AND CUPS OF LATTE THAT NEVER END. What is so unrealistic about that exactly?

Anywho- the wine. The first glass I had had a chance to breathe for almost an hour (I forgot to water my plants and my mother says that if I kill one more plant I am going to Plant Hell and well, you can only imagine how that keeps me up at night), but it still tasted like it needed more time. By the time Friday came around it had definitely improved. It's a bit spicy and woodsy on the nose with a hint of current. John said there was a hint of "old."

John's Review: Thumbs Down
Shauna's 1st Review: Thumbs Down
Shauna's 2nd Review: Thumbs Up
Overall Review: Thumbs Up because I obviously get two votes on the vote I think is more important.