The Darjeeling Limited is a difficult movie for me to review because I'm not totally sure whether or not I liked it. Let me preface by saying I'm a huge Wes Anderson fan. I even thought his Amex commercial was genius. I love his style of quirky, offbeat comedy.

This movie, however, was difficult for me. It's the story of three brothers on a trek through India to try to rediscover a relationship with each other. Along the way, of course, there are pitfalls.

I thought it was a good movie. It was cleverly written, and Owen Wilson, Jason Schwartzman, and Adrien Brody all preformed well. It was a different kind of movie than I've seen in a long time, and I give it points for originality. The character development was great, as it is in all Wes Anderson movies.

It was also kind of slow and draggy at some points. It was also pretty pretentious. It was difficult to watch for me because it started off really strong, jumping right into the action and story, then slowed down just as quickly so the pace was off.

So, I think it was certainly passable, if not awesome. I'm just not sure if I liked it.

I'm going through a bunch of mixed CDs all titled with dates that were made around my freshman year of high school. I'm finding out I had truly appalling taste in music. Appalling and varied. One CD alone (07/15/2001) had Brandy, Neal Diamond, REO Speedwagon, BBMak, the Righteous Brothers (I went through a Top Gun phase, don't ask), Dashboard Confessional, and Alanis Morrissete. I find the occasional Jimmy Eat World, Greenwheel, or Incubus song that make me feel a little better about myself.

Thankfully my musical tastes have mostly improved. The internet has really helped me expand my musical horizons, so I never have to listen to the radio to discover new music. Thank God.

If I still liked the same music I liked in the 90s, today would be a sweet, sweet day. Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys, and Tupac all have albums out today. Oh, the 90s.

I spent all afternoon making a birthday cake for my coworker. I received a call from my manager tonight saying my coworker had decided to take her birthday off, so not to worry about making the cake for tomorrow.

Um, thanks.

I guess they'll eat stale cake on Thursday, the next time my coworker works. I'm sure as hell not making another one, especially since I won't eat the first one to begin with. Bitches.

Sorry guys, this one is rambling. I may have had a wee bit of beer tonight.

Yesterday (after looking for cars) we did nothing but watch movies.

First up was Gone Baby Gone. It was really awesome, if you haven't seen it yet, go do so. It had drama and tension, twists and turns, and surprise ending. It was really well directed (see, Ben Affleck can do something well) and really well acted. If this doesn't do it for Casey Affleck, nothing will.

Then we watched several movies we had rented. First we watched Reign Over Me. I was surprised that I actually like it. As much as I love Adam Sandler's goofy roles, I tend not to like his serious roles as much (i.e. Punch Drunk Love). It was a little slow and meandering for me, but overall all it was good.

The second rental we watched was Evan Almighty. Yes, it was not as good as Bruce Almighty, but I didn't think it totally sucked. It was definitely more family/religious based, and I think religious themed movies are a hard sell. The special effects were pretty sweet, and I love Steve Carell and Lauren Graham. I might have just had super low expectations though, after all the horrible reviews I read.

Today (Sunday) I think I found the car I want. Its a Honda Civic. Realistically, all I care about is that the car gets good gas mileage and goes from A to B. I like smaller cars because I can't park worth crap. Its in good shape, has low mileage, and I can afford it.

Then we went to my nephew's fourth birthday party, which made me feel really fucking old. My boyfriend and I had literally just started dating when A1 found out she was pregnant. We got him a bucket of dinosaurs that came with volcanoes and rocks, and he was super excited about the rocks. If I would have known that, I would have rinsed a few off from the yard and saved my money. Oh well. My boyfriend and his brother promptly apprehended his transformers and played for the rest of the night. At least my boyfriend was Bumblebee. I was stuck talking to A2 (my boyfriends brother's girlfriend) all night.

My boyfriend got mad at me because I made a comment about how much weight she's gained. Not to her face, in the car afterwards. But for real, its like 30 pounds. She's still a teenager, she shouldn't be gaining weight this rapidly. At least I'm thinner...

I just ate a pack of ramen noodles that expired a year ago. I didn't realize ramen noodles expire, and I didn't see the expiration date until after I ate them. I'm sure I'll be alright..... right?

So since I'm sure I'll be dead from ramen before morning, I'm being uncreative and posting a meme today instead of a real post. I need to save my last moments tonight for more important things. Like watching Pushing Daisies.

I saw this on several blogs recently...

1. Who is your partner? My boyfriend.

2. How long have you been together? 4 1/2 years

3. How long did you date? 4 1/2 years

4. How old is your partner? 24. He'll be 25 soon.

5. Who eats more? I eat more regurally, he eats larger quantities.

6. Who said "I love you" first? He did

7. Who is taller? He's about 6 inches taller

8. Who sings better? We're both pretty horrible

9. Who is smarter? I think I'm more book smart, but he has tons of creativity and such. He's about the ideas and I'm about the facts.

10. Whose temper is worse? Um, definitely me. He's been mad at me once. I've been made at him approximately 1,241 times.

11. Who does the laundry? Me. I'm not sure what our clothes would look like if he did it.

12. Who takes out the garbage? Him. I try not to go outside.

13. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? We don't live together, so it depends on the bed. I don't like being pushed up against a wall, so it depends on which side is more open.

14. Who pays the bills? Again, we're not married, but I'm sure it would be me. I'm waaaay more responsible.

15. Who is better with the computer? God he is. He works with computers for a living.

16. Who mows the lawn? We pay a neighbor kid to do it.

17. Who cooks dinner? He's made dinner for me twice, if that counts. I'm definitely the cook.

18. Who drives when you are together? Him, I dislike driving. I go to school and work within a ten mile radius of my house

19. Who pays when you go out? Him, he makes twice as much money as me, and he works full time and I don't.

20. Who is most stubborn? umm probably me. He's pretty bad too though.

21. Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? Him, I'm never wrong, silly.

22. Whose parents do you see the most? My mother, then his parents, then my father.

23. Who kissed who first? He kissed me, but only because I made fun of him for not making a move.

24. Who asked who out? Technically he said "I'm not doing anything tomorrow if you want to go see the Matrix" He's very romantic like that.

25. Who proposed? Neither of us, thankfully.

26. Who is more sensitive? Me usually. I'm not that sensitive though.

27. Who has more friends? I do, he is not sociable.

28. Who has more siblings? We both have 1 brother

29. Who wears the pants in the family? Its pretty equal. I'm bossier, but he's more manipulative.

Thirty Days Of Night is a movie about vampires invading the northernmost part of Alaska, where it is nighttime for a full month.

While I appreciate this movie's attempt at originality, mostly it was the same old horror movie. Same basic plot about being trapped/isolated, same basic characters that are all just slightly flawed, but not so much that you don't still like them, same stupid love story. Some of the gore was pretty cool, the action was intense, and there were a few tense moments. Mostly its just slightly boring and repetitive. It was shot and acted well. I love Ben Foster, he always plays the weirdest roles. So, if you like horror movies, its not a bad one, especially for a vampire movie. If you don't particularly like horror movies, its really not a good choice for you.