My movie run...

So, as you know, I've seen HP7.1. Yesterday I saw Tangled and I really liked it! It was really cute; go see it if you haven't. The next movie on my "movie run" is Narnia 3 (The Voyage of the Dawn Treader). I just finished re-reading the book in preparation for seeing the movie. I read the whole book around the time that the first movie came out in 2005, so it has been a while, and it's really short so it's easy & quick to read. If you haven't read Narnia, you should!!! SO good. Anyways, here are some quotes from the book that I liked and remembered to mark:

* Caspian: "Where is my other friend?"

"Oh him?" said Pug. "Oh, take him and welcome. Glad to have him off my hands. I've never seen such a drug in the market all my born days. Priced him at five crescents in the end and even so nobody'd have him. Threw him in free with other lots and still no one would have him. Wouldn't touch him. Wouldn't look at him. Tacks, bring out Sulky" (chapter 4)

*"Eustace (who had really been trying very hard to behave well, till the rain and the chess put him back) now did the first brave thing he had ever done. He was wearing a sword that Caspian had lent him. As soon as the serpent's body was near enough on the starboard side he jumped onto the bulwark and began hacking at it with all his might. It is true that he accomplished nothing beyond breaking Caspian's second-best sword into bits, but it was a fine thing for a beginner to have done" (Chapter 8)

*"Your Majesty promised," said Reepicheep, "to be a good lord to the Talking Beasts of Narnia."

"Talking beasts, yes," said Caspian. "I said nothing about beasts that never stop talking" (Chapter 16)

Now I'm super excited for the movie and I now know what the clips in the trailer go to...yesssss. Comes out on my birthday, and I'm SO going to the midnight showing (if possible, which it better be)

Oh, HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Midnight Madness...well, not really

I really want this poster. It's really cool looking. Anyways, I went to see HP7.1 yesterday (or rather, early this morning...). We got there super early, but the line wasn't really that long. I think that theater is just not that popular anymore, but I'm grateful. We got really good seats. I really liked the movie! It has a lot of surprising moments, and it was really exciting for me not only because I'm a fan, but because in all honesty I don't really remember what happens in the book (probably because I read it...in 2007!!! I feel much less bad/forgetful now. That was THREE years ago, and I read it super fast because I knew that as soon as I left my room and went on my computer I'd learn what happened and I wanted a total surprise. So I read it quickly, probably too quickly). I might re-read it so that I remember...but I totally recommend it. If you haven't read the book, though, be prepared for more death. I'd forgotten just how many people die over the course of the book. Also, keep in mind that the books (and therefore the movies) keep getting darker (not in color, although that's possibly true, but in theme and sense). They put in some cute/funny moments to break it up, but be prepared. I totally prayed before I went to bed that I wouldn't get nightmares (and I didn't! Thanks God =D ), otherwise I totally might have.

What Would You Do?

Right now I'm watching yesterday's episode of ABC's What Would You Do? I really like this show; it's super interesting. If you've never seen it, what they do is put people in hard (often morally difficult) situations. Right now, they're testing to see what people will do if a boyfriend is verbally and even sort of physically abusing his girlfriend. They'd done this experiment earlier with adults, and apparently few people get involved. This one is with teenagers, and more people get involved. Interestingly, a lot of the people who get involved comment that their young age made them less afraid to get involved. Anyways, I really like this show because it's interesting to see how people respond (or to see how people DON'T respond). I was actually REALLY surprised when people would support the person who's the "attacker." For example, once they had these two Jewish college-aged kids (actors)ask a bakery owner if they could put up an advertisement for some sort of job fair at their synagogue. The Bakery owner (also an actor) essentially criticize them and blame Jewish people for the recession or whatnot. I was SO surprised when there was a guy who actually SUPPORTED the bakery owner and was not afraid to have his face on TV (in a similar situation with a Muslim girl who I think was just ordering food, a guy supported the owner, but his face was blurred out and he didn't really comment afterwards). It's also interesting how sometimes whether the "attacker" is male or female will make a difference. Often, people get more involved when it's a woman because they're generally more afraid of men. Right now, they just switched up the above situation by putting the teenagers in more edgy clothing (vs. normal teen clothes). Wow. people are walking by even though they're hearing slapping noises. Wow. Not that I fully blame them. I'd be scared to intervene also.

It's cool that there are always those people, though, that become very passionate in their opposition to the "attacker." Some people say that it's unfair to put unsuspecting people in this rally difficult, often emotional, position, and that's totally true. I don't think I'd like to be one of those people who happens to be wherever the experiment is going on. But it's sort of providing a psychological study. Plus, in an earlier segment (on this same episode), one woman said that she watched this show and because of the show, she has determined to get involved in situations like these. She, too, was probably astounded by how many people stand by and allow discrimination, verbal abuse, bad parenting, etc.

What I also found interesting is that the ONLY time that I've ever seen EVERYONE intervene was when they experimented with dognapping. No one would allow a stranger to take someone else's dog, but they'll allow a "cougar" teacher to be all up on her student? Seriously?

The insurance companies spend $3 billion a year on lawsuits form falls in the store?!?! Seriously?!?! Right now, the segment is about people who squirt water on the floor and then "fall" in order to sue the store for some quick cash. Apparently, insurance companies pay it because unless it's obvious on the security camera, the cost of an investigation is more than the settlement. See? You should watch it...

Last Geek Moment:
My new Sims shirt =D (Although my Sims no longer live in Sunset Valley...oh well)

Also, I recently started reading crazy love by Francis Chan. I'd seen it in the stores, and I read his second book, but when some of the girls in my small group recommended it, I decided to read it, and you should too! There are also videos that go along with it. If you have some time, you should watch them (well, the two that were in chapter 1):

The Awe Factor of God (3:13) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpChZxPfa-c

Stop and Think (14:57) : http://www.youtube.com/user/DavidCCookVideos#p/u/1/S1MkY8MkxJU

On plasma juice and other things...

So, it's been a while since I've written or posted anything. Not because I forgot about you, but because I need to wait for something interesting to write about. Or I just wait a while and do an update =D So, recently I:

1- Did a Harry Potter movie marathon. Now I'm UBER excited for HP7.1 coming out a week from Friday. I bought my tickets for the midnight showing the day that fandango sent out an email saying they were available, and I have them all printed and ready to go! Yesssssss Now to find my Gryffindor shirt (that haven't seen in a looooong time, but I think I should be able to find it)

2- I got baptized on Sunday!!! I'd wanted to for a while, but I finally did it! =D

3- My sim married a vampire!!! In the Sims 2, never had a vampire or had a sim marry a vampire or anything, so I was curious (plus, he was the only non-elderly single guy that she knew. Her choices were super limited). So far, it's been an interesting experience. Why? Well, firstly, he had the worst set of characteristics that I've ever seen. He was evil, frugal (not bad, and maybe I should have kept that trait...oh well), hates the outdoors (so he didn't like to leave their apartment at all), loner, and one other trait that I can't remember. It took a while, but he got enough lifetime rewards points to buy a complete change of traits so now he's got great characteristics. Secondly, I had to deal with his looks (which I changed first, actually). I can't change his facial structure (unfortunate as he has a very creepily bony face as if he has a really bad plastic surgery done. I mean, he's a vampire, but still) or his red eyes, but I made him look much less creepy than he did before. As much as I could, anyways. They now have two kids, both of whom are vampires (apparently, the chances of a regular sim-vampire having a vampire child is 50/50, but they both are). It will be interesting...SO yeah. Notes about life with a vampire sim : *they don't eat. They just drink plasma juice (or eat plasma fruit, I guess. or they can drink form other sims, but as I'm unsure if this is harmful, I haven't made my sim do it. Apparently, you can ask a sim you're friends with if you can drink from them...); *Like in Twilight, they run super fast (at least at night. daylight stops their powers); *They learn much faster than other sims (easily 2x as fast). Anyways, nerd-fest over.

***update***

Ok, I tried it. Curiosity got the best of me. Interestingly, when a normal Sim allows the vampire (or at least one they're close to) to drink form them, they get a "weakened" moodlet, but it's POSITIVE. Weird, but ok. The sim bites the wrist of a friend but the neck of a love.