Dare I Say it?

We just watched the movie Fast 5 and I actually enjoyed it. Corny as hell but not bad.

I must be losing it.

Movie Night

Hangover Dos.

Finally!!!!

On Apple TV

Snow White and the Huntsman trailer

I am so impressed.

Ding!

I just remembered I never saw the last Harry Potter movie! :(

On a separate note, I love the smell of crisp fall air.

We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) Trailer

We tried to read this book for Book Club awhile ago but it was super hard to get through. Actually, I don't think anyone read it? The film looks terrifying.

Trailer : New Year's Eve

Who got me excited in this trailer? Lea Michele. Zac Efron. SJP. Seth Meyers. What am I? 16 years old? Judge away.

Superbowl/Supermodel Sunday

We spent today doing Olivia's 1-year photo shoot. It was a pretty winter's day. We were supposed to do the shoot yesterday but it was very dreary and overcast. I am not happy about what I'm wearing in the pictures. The outfit I had originally planned just wasn't working. As Mr. Ho put it - it looked like a robe. But it doesn't matter. They day is about Miss Olivia. Not me!

Now I am sorta watching the game. Mostly, looking up at the television when the commercials are one. I really liked the Audi A8 commercial. Can you believe Christina messed up the national anthem? She looked ALRIGHT - I really miss her Back to Basics days. Anyway, I know she's having a hard year with the divorce and all. But man. you know she is feeling like CRAP right now.

I told Mr. Ho I wanted to see Justin Bieber's movie and he said, "of course you do." I do! I won't do it and will get it off of Netflix.

The birthday party planning is going ok. I've still got A LOT to do. Let's just say I'm pretty high off of the glue gun and my fingers are recovering from getting burned.

I am too distracted to write anything more. Looks like the Packers will win.

Inception Conception

20-some odd years ago, my brother and I were outside playing with our neighbor. Randomly, I said. "What if we are just living a dream. When we go to sleep and dream, we are dreaming a dream. And then one day we'll just wake up."

They both stared at me like I was crazy.

But did I create the movie, "Inception" by putting it out in the universe like that??

Royalties, please.

Ick

Hi people.

I feel so nasty right now.

Anyway, I think this whole vampire shit is getting way out of hand. I love Twilight, don't get me wrong. But it's just all over the place now and now it's just overkill. I'm sure True Blood is good but I saw the first episode and I can't imagine getting wrapped up in a world of midwest-twang vampire lingo. Now the CW is premiering The Vampire Diaries, which I think was a book? It looks like Twilight but with better looking people. Let's admit it Kristen Stewart looks butch and Robert Pattinson is not good-looking.

I'm so sick of summer television. Here's a quick Netflix update:

Obsessed - Not the best acting, but Ali Larter plays a great stalker. She got me so riled up, I was yelling at the tv.

I Love You, Man - Eh.

17 Again - LOVED it! I'm a Zac Efron fan. Don't call me a cougar.

Coraline - SCARY! I know it's a children's movie, but I was totally freaked out.

Fast and Furious - Cool action scenes.

Oldboy - I may be the last korean person on earth to see this. I already knew the storyline, but still very much disturbed and freaked out. You should watch this.

So, I don't really have that much to update on lately. Been pretty calm and relaxed. Can't believe summer is almost over though. I really want to go to the beach but I think we have to wait a few weeks.

Ew. Family Guy is on in the background and the dog and Meg just made out. Aren't they kinda like brother and sister? Gross.

I'm surprised Kourtney Kardashian is pregnant. And I really like Kim as blonde.

I am totally rambling about nothing, huh? I shall go now.

I Am Not Psychic

A while back, I posted a picture of Lily Allen wearing a homemade Chanel t-shirt. And while my prediction of Chanel replicating the shirt did not come true, she is the face of a recent campaign. So I'm kinda right? Haha.

I had a dream last night that someone bought me 3 Chanel bags. I didn't want to wake up from that one.

Did everyone have a good weekend? Mr. Ho and I hosted 3 kiddies from church for a little sleepover. I didn't know what to expect, but wow, it was a great time. They are the most well behaved kids I have ever met. Such a testament of how well their parents raised them. I hope I can raise my kids one day like that. I'll have to get some advice.

Mr. Ho is watching Teen Wolf right now and having a blast. Lol. He is the best husband in the world.

A Good Night

Tonight was a spontaneous night for BFFF.  SIL and I took her away for date night and the three of us enjoyed dinner at Coastal Flats.  I also made them watch The Hangover.  This is the second time for me and it's still just as funny.  After I saw it the first time, I told Mr. Ho that I HAD to watch it again with BFFF because I knew she would die.  And boy, she D.I.E.D.  I didn't know if SIL would love the entire movie but I knew she would get a kick out of all the dental references.  It's such a fabulous movie.  Two thumbs up all around.

This is SIL's last week before her big move to Australia and I'm trying to usurp her time as much as I can.  We had a great heart-to-heart last night, thanks to some major champagne.  Today was a great pool day and date night.   Tomorrow, I'm taking her to Leah to get her hair cut and colored for an early birthday present.  Not sure about Thursday, but I'll be sure to be on her.  Friday, definitely doing the last supper at her favorite joint, Honeypig.  And Saturday, I'll be personally escorting her to the airport.  The dreaded day will be here before you know it, but I take comfort in the fact that she will return in 6 months.  And then another 6 month after that!

Good night!

Netflix Update

The Reader - Read the book so I knew what was going to happen.  But didn't prepare me for the raciness when the book comes to life.  Thought they did a great job casting the young Ralph Fiennes character.  Mr. Ho noticed Kate Winslet's hairy armpits.  Of course.

Australia - I recall this movie getting panned.  Didn't it cost millions and tanked at the box office?  I thought it was pretty good.  Nicole Kidman's face looked weird.  Hugh Jackman, well, you can never go wrong with Wolverine.  And I knew Neil Fletcher looked familiar - Faramir from the Lord of the Ring series!  It was ridiculously long though.  I shed a few tears.

Today was a very productive wedding day.  I was sitting at the island, cranking away when I saw the storm a-brewin'.  And I will admit.  I was scurred!!  I saw the sky change, the trees look like they were about to be blown over, and the lightning strike.  I hate when thunder shakes the house.  Other than that, storms are pretty cool.

I can't wait to get the new iPhone!

There is no way I can post Mr. Ho's Dirty 30 video on here.  Youtube has a 10 minute limit on their site and this thing is a little over 16 minutes long.  Boo.

I really do try to read the news, but lately, I've been avoiding it.  Disappearing planes, journalists sentenced to hard labor, mom dead - baby taken out of uterus, american car industry going down the shitter...  it's so depressing.  I'd much rather immerse myself in Charm School and the Real Housewives of New Jersey.

You know what news coverage pisses me off?  The Jon & Kate + 8 crap.  I caught a few of the new episodes and I can't believe how much Kate has changed - high heels, pink sundresses, red leather jackets, skinny jeans, tanned, manicured, make-up done, hair done (if you call that backwards mullet, done)...  Seriously?  I miss her in sweatpants and when she had the belly of a dog's jowls, as she called it.  It's obvious her and Jon are so over.  Doing the past 2 seasons have completely killed their marriage.  They don't even do the interviews anymore.  How sad for the kids, who are still unbelievably cute!

And my last note of the day, I am so happy to announce the 2.55 is now in my possession!  WOOT!

Beach House Weekend

5 members of the PTC went down to my father-in-law's condo in Virginia Beach.  It was a grand time of doing nothing.

On the drive down, we hit a crap load of traffic on 95, or as Sally the GPS says, "I-95."  It took over 5 hours to get down there and all I wanted was some damn Chick-Fil-A.  I kept mistaking Friendly's signs for the Chick.  BTW, Mr. Ho and I saw they are building the Chick RIGHT by my house.  That can just mean danger.

The weather-people predicted stormy weather for the weekend, but it turned out beautiful.  We were able to take a nice walk on the beach Friday night.  We made some spaghetti, facebooked old classmates, and then passed out after midnight.  I know, we really know how to party.

Saturday, we were out on the beach at 10:30 AM until a minor storm hit.  We chowed on junk food all day long (Cheese-Its, Goldfish, Sour Cream + Onion chips, Chex Mix, ice cream, Reese Pieces, and M&Ms) and watched Steel Magnolias - one of those classic movies I've never seen.  It was such a great movie!  Even though it was made in the 80's, the humor was still so current.  My favorite line of the movie?  If you don't have anything nice to say, come sit by me!  We ate dinner at some random Mexican restaurant and then watched Baby Mama.  Again, we were in bed by midnight.

My, how times have changed.   I used to party hard with these ladies.  Every time I would visit them, I would always binge drink and end up puking all night long.  Now, we share a bottle of wine and we are good.  

We each have such separate lives and keeping in touch grows harder each year.  It is amazing that our friendships have held strong and true.  I can't wait to go somewhere fabulous when we all turn the dirty 30!

PS.  We watched The Wrestler last week and I so loved it.  However, it left me oh-so depressed!  Mickey Rourke really was fantastic in his role.  I am partial to fake wrestling because I used to watch it all the time with my Dad.  Randy the Macho Man Savage, Hulk, Legion of Doom, Andre the Giant, Mean Gene, Junkyard Dog, Roddy Piper, anyone??  

Night Assessments

I can't do it anymore.  There is absolutely no way I can go out two nights in a row.  We went out Friday for Jim's Dirty 30 and again on Saturday for Alain's 29th.  

I definitely had more fun on Friday - SIL, her friend Jenny and I checked out a new place called The Gibson - this unmarked bar with really great drinks and the most amazing cheese + meat platter, but with the strangest crowd.  Afterwards, we went to Shadow Room to meet up with Mr. Ho and friends.   And wow, the dancing was non-stop.  What I noticed:

1.  Desperation looks good on no one.  When a girl walks away from you numerous times, get the hint.  It's not going to work.  

2.  Even if you are a horrible dancer, if you exude energy and good spirits, it's a party to be had. 

3.  Cops can be nice people.  Especially cops named Walter.  

I was absolutely tired on Saturday, but I geared up for the night's festivities.  We went to Policy, a new restaurant/lounge, where one of Mr. Ho's co-workers is an investor.  This is definitely more my scene - great music, delicious food + drinks, and a more mature crowd.  Unfortunately, the boys wanted a change in venue so we went to K Street.  My observations for the evening:

1.  Clear bra straps are an oxymoron.  They are not INVISIBLE, people!  I absolutely abhor these things, and friends, I will let you know you shouldn't be wearing them.  There are these things called strapless bras - invest in them.

2.  Brussels sprouts are so yummy.

3.  Men shouldn't wear white linen pants whilst clubbing.

Today, we had our 4th Book Club meeting.  I really love these gatherings.  Everyone always brings great dishes and we chow down.  We discuss the book for about 30 minutes and then we talk about anything and everything.  A few discussions we had today:

1.  Epidurals/water births/kegel exercises

2.  Bed bugs/allergies/lice

3.  Weddings/photograher drama/albums

Rocky is spending the night at Daid's house to see if him and Wilson get along ok.  That way, he can stay with them rather than stay alone while we are on vacation.  Mr. Ho and I are in major withdrawal right now.  The house is so quiet without his snoring, barking, and whining.  We miss him already, but I know he is in good hands.  

How crazy is this weather?  90 degrees already?  Where did spring go?  I am in denial and refuse to turn on the air conditioning in the car.  I was very sweaty afterwards.

Oh!  Before I go, you should definitely watch Tell No One, a french thriller.  It's really good.  So good they are going to make an American edition of it.  Did you know Beyonce's new movie, Obsessed, was #1 this weekend at the box office?  Who woulda thought?

And what about this swine flu?  So scary.  

Clearly, I have too many things going through my mind.  Necesito dormir.  Buenas noches!  

Hair Do or Don't

I've succumbed.  I'm going to get my hair done tomorrow with my girl, Leah.  She has been doing my hair since I was 19, or something like that.  For the most part, we do something different everytime I go see her.  I've been red, purple, and different shades of blonde and brown.  

I was going to wait and get my hair cut, colored, and permed in Hong Kong, but I've decided to only perm my hair in Hong Kong.  I'm way too nervous to try and communicate how to cut and color my hair.  But I'm definitely going to do a perm - not a Korean lady perm but more like Gisele or Nicole Richie (love!)  Hopefully something like this:

How adorable is she?  So petite and pregnant.  Glowing.

Anyway, I just have to decide what color I want to do.  It's been dark brown for so long.  I am tempted to go lighter.  Mr. Ho hates red so that's out of the question.  We'll see what happens...  Suggestions are welcome!

After watching Mamma Mia! for the second time with my parents, I've been wanting to listen to the soundtrack and that's what I'm doing right now.  Happy Hump Day!

Where a Kid Can Be a Kid

SIL bought us some tanning sessions at the local tanning salon and I went with her for the first time last week.  The last time I went tanning was for our trip to Vegas and in preparation for the Grand Cayman sun.  I think after that, I may have gone spray-tanning.  I do love a good tan but am worried about all the damage it can do to your skin.  I tried the HT High Pressure Booth and I definitely saw a change within an hour.  Supposedly, UVB rays are blocked completely so your tan will last longer.  Anyway, tanning booths have changed so much since I was a teen.  They are very high tech.  But all I could think of with every little noise were the bulbs combusting and me frying to death.  

However, I shall go again.  

Well, only because I have three weddings to be in this summer and two of the dresses wash me out a bit because I'm so pale.  Within the next nine months, I'm in four weddings.  Fun!  No seriously, I love weddings.

This past weekend was pretty fun.  Friday, we stayed in and watched Vicky Christina Barcelona, which I loved.  Penelope Cruz really deserved her Oscar with this performance.  She was passionate and embodied an emotional rollercoaster.  Not to mention, absolutely beautiful.  I always thought she wasn't that pretty, but still photographs don't do her justice.  We also watched Yes Man with Jim Carrey, which I loved, too.  Zooey Deschanel is so adorable and I loved when Jim Carrey learned Korean.  Hilarious.  

Saturday, we went to Mr. Ho's co-worker's wedding.  I totally teared up when the bride walked down the aisle with her father.  That crap gets me every time.  I broke out the YSL shoes for the first time and they were a sight to behold.  Too bad my dress was way long and you could hardly see them.  But, man, I felt them.  I have to break those suckers in.  After not wearing heels everyday, its painful when I do wear them.

Sunday, went to church and then took BFFF's son to Chuck E Cheese.  Hmm....  I haven't been to this establishment in decades and I'd have to say, if it weren't for my infinite love of the A-man, I don't think I'd ever step foot in there again.  Hot, crowded, loud, dancing mouse...  But I will go there for the pizza.  And watching Mr. Ho and SIL playing more games than the kids.  Sunday night, we watched Doubt, which was ok.

I finished Angels & Demons last night.  I bought this book at the airport on my way home from Mississippi.  For what it is, a work of fiction, I enjoyed it.  Dan Brown is great at intertwining history with modern day culture, weaving a fun thriller.  There is a lot of controversy with the church, specifically the Vatican, but that just sucks all the fun out of it.  The movie looks pretty good though.

I hope this beautiful weather holds up.  Bad weather takes a toll on my mood.  

Mr. Ho is home.  Till later, peeps.

Saturday Night Boredom

I am waiting on Mr. Ho to come home and bring me some food.  I'm HONGRY!  Today, I ate crap food which is probably why I need to eat something of substance.  In the morning, Mr. Ho and I decided to play with this juicer we've never used.  So we made strawberry juice, tomato juice, carrot juice and grape juice.  It was so much fun.  We felt like little kids doing a science experiment.  "Mix the grape and carrot!"  Delicious, actually.

We ran some errands after that and I ate Chick-fil-a nuggets with their polynesian sauce, waffle fries, and lemonade.  If you know me, you know I HEART ketchup in a big way.  But for some reason, their polynesian sauce is the only way to go with their nuggets.  This meal always reminds me of college because we ate it all the time.  

While at the mall, we went to the candy store and I bought a box of Nerds (ate the whole things in one sitting), a Cow Tail, and chocolate covered gummy bears.  Then when we got home Mr. Ho decided he was hungry and we got pizza from Paisanos.  Junk food all day long.

2 marriage moments of the day:

1.  I wore my Hunter boots for the first time today.  They are just the classic rainboots and I felt very clumsy while walking.  So I asked Mr. Ho if he ever saw My Sassy Girl, which is this Korean movie and in this one part, the guy trades his sneakers for the girl's heels because her feet hurt.  Before I could explain the scene, Mr. Ho says, "I don't need to watch My Sassy Girl.  I'm living it."

2.  We went to Bed Bath + Beyond and we were looking at all the various kitchen tools - melon ball scoopers, potato smashers, etc.  We were on opposite sides of the aisle, but we both turned to each other at the same time with garlic presses in our hands.  

I would like to mention that I was at Forever 21 at Fair Oaks Mall to browse and I stared right into temptation's eyes and slapped that b*tch in the face!  (BTW, did you know they have a BATHROOM on the second floor?  It's really clean and convenient).  No-buy is still a go.

Does anyone else ever sleep on their side and wake up with a painful ear ache because you've slept on it when it was bent?  I do this all the time.  Stupid.

We watched 3:10 to Yuma last night and I really have to say that I LOVED it.  Not only is Batman in it but Russell Crowe is amazing.  And so is Ben Foster who plays Russell's sidekick.  I hate westerns but this flick made me want to be a damn cowboy.  If I lived back in those days, I wonder what I would be?  Maybe a teacher.  Or a saloon whore.  Just kidding.

Just a Tuesday Afternoon

Lucky readers, I am posting a second entry.  The article was too long to include in the mish-mash of this awesome entry.

Last week, Mr. Ho and I got vaccinations for our upcoming trip to Hong Kong + Beijing.  Luckily, most of ours were up-to-date.  Those damn shots hurt like a b*tch.  Mr. Ho took it like a man but I took it like a wuss.  But, I did go to yoga right after, which may have not been the best idea because my arms were pretty wobbly.  I really love yoga, though.  I feel so centered and relaxed afterwards.  Also, there are the cutest old people in my class.  I especially love the old men who try really hard to get into their poses.  There is definitely a soft spot in my heart for old men, but for some reason, not old ladies.  

Update on the no-buy:  I haven't bought anything for myself.  I am not coveting anything at the moment though, so it's been easy.  As long as I can stay away from the mall or my kryptonite - Forever 21 - I think it'll be a breeze.  I haven't renewed my magazine subscriptions either, so there is even less temptation.  The only magazine that is being delivered to me is Real Simple, which I absolutely love.  Some of my dinner recipes for the week came from the magazine - spiced braised beef with sweet potatoes, halibut with sauteed radicchio.  I also made korean chicken soup yesterday and will be making spaghetti carbonara on Thursday.  Yum.  

Our weekend was pretty tame, nothing too crazy.  I finally watched Twilight and I think I laughed through most of it.  It was just so melodramatic and kind of crushed the image I had in my head.  I love the Twilight saga and just seeing these actors writhe in pain when talking about taking a walk in the woods, was just too much.  Not sure if this is old news, but the author is putting out a new version of Twilight called Midnight Sun, which is Edward's point-of-view of what happened in Twilight.  Here's a link to a partial draft if you are interested:  http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/pdf/midnightsun_partial_draft4.pdf

Oh, we also watched Role Models, which I thought was hilarious.  Kiss my anthia!

That's all for now.  

Routine Follow-Up

Hello Party People!  

I have not been the best blogger these days.  Suppose I just don't have that much to talk about.  Hence, blogs about farts.  I have stooped that low.  Here are just some random thoughts and happenings:

* My mother is in town.  She's going in for a colonoscopy tomorrow.  Everyone send ood vibes and prayers her way.  It's a pretty routine procedure but she doesn't handle anesthesia that well.  Today, I've been helping her take her meds to clear her out and it made me think - when did I become an adult?  I'm taking care of my mom and not the other way around.  She looked at some of my recent pictures and told me I am starting to age.  And that we should go buy some wrinkle cream.  Fabulous.

* Mr. Ho and I have caught up on all of Entourage.  Now I know why Jeremy Piven won all those awards - he's hilarious.  They smoke a lot of weed on this show.  It kinda makes me want to smoke and do chinese fire drills in the middle of the road.  Or get paranoid at every noise I hear and think the cops are at my door.  And eat an entire pizza by myself.  Not that I have experienced these things... 

* We had our third book club meeting for The Shack.  It's been on the bestseller weeks forever and it is a good read, but I didn't LOVE LOVE it.  Right now, I'm reading Empire Falls.  And What to Expect When You're Expecting.  And no, I'm not expecting.  

* When does Twilight come out on DVD?  Still haven't seen that one.  But did catch a matinee of Confessions of  Shopaholic (loved!).  It was nothing like the book but all the bright colors and sparkly things were right down my alley.  Netflix delivered Body of Lies (ok) and Ghostown (such a fan of Ricky Gervais).  

* Speaking of sparkly things, I went to the International Jewelry Show at the Dulles Expo Center this past weekend and it was amazing.  Sparkly things everywhere you look.  I went there with the mindset that I would only look and not buy ANYTHING.  Of course, I bought the most out of everyone I was with.  Seriously, shopping is a problem for me.

* Rocky is doing quite well on the new food - Orijen 6Fish.  Although, now our pantry smells a bit fishy.  And sometimes his butt smells fishy too.  But the good news is that he loves the food - will eat it plain, without yogurt.  AND his poops are nice and firm!  Dumplings, actually.  

* Best news ever - mom and I found the most PERFECT bedside lamps for the bedroom at Homegoods.  They are so beautiful and match so well.  And the price!  Don't even get me started.

Guess I had more to write about than I thought...