Now I'm beginning to see...

Just hit another obstacle as far as doing my job today. Now I see why the library I work for goes through Library Techs the way Spinal Tap goes through drummers. And it's only Wednesday...Give me strength.

Wolverine mania

Wolverine has always been one of my favorite X-Men. He was the first comic book character that I ever drew.

I was channel surfing this past weekend, and I found one of the cartoon channels had a new X-Men cartoon. (I think it was a Nicklelodeon spinoff.) I had a WTF moment when I found out what it was called though. I clearly remember Professor Xavier and/or Cyclops leading the X-Men. There have even been instances when I remember Storm leading the X-men. But when did Wolverine go from being a loner to team leader? Have I been out of the loop that long? Or is this one of those character reinvention things? Don't get me wrong, as much of a problem as I sometimes have with change, I also realize that there are instances where it can be good. I'll be watching this cartoon to see if it is one of those changes that is good or a complete mistake. I also saw a comic book in the store with the Wolverine and the X-Men title. I'm not sure which came first, but if I enjoy the movie and the cartoon enough, if my budget allows, I may check out a comic or two of the new title and some of the other Wolverine stuff I saw. I have two shoeboxes of some older Wolverine graphic novels and comics over at my dad's place. When the closet they were in leaked, I was thanking God everything was in mylar. I have one of the larger action figures in the classic costume too, too bad the box it was in took a beating. This will definitely be an interesting weekend. Next week, I've also got to make a note to myself to get all my Wolverine stuff from my dad's place. I just had a thought...Maybe I'll go see the movie with him this weekend. Comic books/Graphic novels were one of the things that we always bonded over (As little as we sometimes understand each other, I'll always love him no matter what.). I never thought a comic book hero movie would get me waxing all nostalgic...Funny how things like that happen...

Gearing up for Lost (no spoilers)

Well last week, my time travel theory got shot down. (ie. the universe did not implode when Miles saw himself as a baby. Therefore, at least in the Lostverse, alternate versions of yourself can exist in the same time period.) I would also still like to believe that Sun's not being transported into 1977 with the rest of the Oceanic 6, is not solely a plot device to prolong her long-awaited reunion with Jin. I'm curious about that riddle about what lies in the shadow of the statue too. (Hell, I thought the statue itself was riddle enough, not to mention the temple.)

Administrative Assistant's Day

I hope all of you out there had a better Administrative Assistant's Day than I did. That's not my title. But I do a lot of the grunt work at my job. I get no recognition whatsoever for it though. Is there such a thing as Support Staff Day? If there is, I still have half a chance to get some type of recognition/appreciation for what I do. Very few things are worse than the feeling that you're being taken for granted.

Are all women from Venus? Part II

Yesterday, I went out shopping again. Unfortunately, this time, I came back empty-handed. Mainly because there are some trends out there right now, that I am definitely not feeling. Patent leather shoes for one. I was looking for a pair of shoes to go with a multi-colored dress, that I haven't warn yet, that my aunt sent up for me. She did send a pair of shoes to go with it, but they're a bit bolder/flashier than I like to wear. So I go out yesterday and the only types of sandals I can find are patent leather. I hate patent leather, because it's so hard to keep looking nice and I am so accident prone. Not to mention I do a lot of walking.

I wanted to find another dress I liked too, but I struck out. I saw a lot of maxi dresses, but I don't really like them. It feels like you're running around in a nightgown to me. Pretty designs, pretty colors, but again, this is one of those trends, that I'm just not really into.

I also wanted to find a pair of sunglasses, but all the sunglasses I found were either ginormous or they had rhinestones going up the frame. Again, not my personal style.

I do love that wedges are in right now, but with my foot and ankle problems, they're probably not the best thing for me right now. Maybe I'll have better luck with some of my catalogues or online.

Are all women from Venus?

Today, I was sitting in the hair salon and they had Sex and the City on. I have never watched an episode of that show all the way through. I don't know why, but it just never caught on like that with me.

I went into Dress Barn looking for a black camisole top and wound up coming out with a leopard print dress. It won't break the bank or anything, but once I saw it on me in the fitting room, I just couldn't imagine leaving it in the store. (I'm trying to make it my last impulse buy for a while though, because I'm trying to save $3,000 by October, so that I can move without too many headaches. )

My sister and I were chatting this morning, and I forgot how it came up, but she was telling me that she didn't enjoy Kill Bill. I on the other hand loved it. I also got a kick out of the second half of DeathProof . My sister explained that she didn't mind violence that made sense in a movie, her problem was with senseless violence, which I can understand, because neither of us likes the Saw series. She also went on to say, that she doesn not hate all Tarantino films, because she did like Pulp Fiction. I forgot to ask her if she had seen Jackie Brown. (Pam Grier was in that. I've seen some of her blaxploitation films, but not all. I've seen Coffy, Foxy Brown, and there was another film, one where she played a private detective or a photographer, I'm wracking my brain, but I can't remember what the name of it was. I've also seen Scream, Blacula, Scream. The storyline could have been better. I liked the first Blacula way more. Ahem, getting back on track...I haven't seen Black Mama, White Mama, but I'd like to. To truly appreciate it, I'd probably have to watch the original The Defiant Ones right before it.

Channel surfing woman

I don't know how many other women like to do this, but I love to channel surf.

Besides, the TV guide can't possibly show you what all of your favorite channels have to offer, right? For example, I love G4, but the only way I know what's on it, is if I go to it. The TV Guide doesn't list it. Incidentally, I found out last night that the Why So Serious? website they had up for The Dark Knight is up for a Webby award. I really enjoyed the site. It seemed like each time I went there, I'd find something that I hadn't thought to click on before. Even if Heath Ledger was still alive, I'd say this regardless. What I'm not sure of, is if it would have stayed with me as long. To be honest, if he was still alive, I'd be anticipating the next film in the series, and wondering how they could top the stuff they did for publicity on The Dark Knight (or if they didn't top it, at least have it be just as exciting. I'm not really of the mindset that bigger explosions and more of them would make a sequel better. I'm more into the writing...characters, plot, etc. ). That whole thing with at the 2007 San Diego ComicCon with the scavenger hunt...I wish I'd been there, that sounds like it was wild. But I think that would have been hard to top. Or maybe I'm just not imaginative enough. (It would certainly explain why I get writer's block whenever I try to write something. I'll come up with a great beginning or a great idea, but have no idea how to follow through. As you can imagine, it's pretty frustrating.)

I also found out that the website for Coraline is also up for a Webby award in the same category (I think it was viral, but I'm not sure). Now that website I haven't been to. I love Neil Gaiman's work though, so for that alone, the site is definitely worth checking out.

Then on this same show on G4 (Please forgive me, but I can't remember the name. What can I say? I have a memory like swiss cheese and I am not a morning person. At least one person out there can relate, I'm sure.), they also showed the comic book version of Stephen King's The Stand. Those illustrations were nasty (and that's a compliment). I read the book, but I don't think I got all the way through the restored edition. I tried, but that thing was a monster (And I'm saying this, and I actually love to read. ). I do remember the Bernie Wrightson illustrations though. Mike Perkins gives him a run for his money, I have to say.

Then one of the Encore channels (Encore Mystery) had a half-assed Psycho marathon. I say half-assed, because they showed 2, 3, and 4, but not the original film. How are you going to have a Psycho marathon and not show 1? All I could think was there had to be some kind of legal red tape, because otherwise what they did made absolutely no sense to me.

Fringe was also pretty good last night, this may be a series that I will grow to enjoy.