do you think it's weird...

..as an actor or actress to be in a death scene? Maybe for the actor or actress it isnt as weird because they performed it and with the context of all that goes into that scene - it blurs any significance away but maybe, then, for people close to them - parents, children, close friend - to watch someone you know dying on screen? Just something that came to mind today...

Weloveyouso.com is running a contest right now for a customized Xbox360. To win said contest you submit a photo of a self made fort. You know the kind you used to make in your house using blankets, and sheets, pillows, etc - and how the carpet and bedding surrounding you could become something vast and indescribable - a secret world within your own home. Of all the contests out there as marketing efforts for movies, albums, shows, etc I really like this one - and sure I am biased by who is behind it - but the idea of getting people my age or older, presumably, to build a child-like fort just seems like a great prompt - what's to lose? at the end of it, for the 99% of those who enter - they spent a day building and being in a fort - something they probably wouldnt be doing on their own the rest of their lives (doing it with your kids only half counts because it is probably their idea and you are just helping).

ice cream is not a meal

lesson learned - chocolate fudge brownie for dinner = too much for my digestive system to handle. hoping this passes soon. ouch.

in other news im going home...again...
i do love going home and i dont like to say that previous statement with the apprehension i seem to be saying it with because i like home its just that this is the third time i will be going home and its becoming routine and in my senior year thats not something you want to be doing.

i am in the process of buying my midnight release ticket for WTWTA - if you know me then you are not surprised at all and maybe even just rolled your eyes. no worries - for you - the movie is out in one week and maybe then ill stop obsessing...maybe.

not going to apologize for it, though - i love this story and im not alone in it or in the excitement for this movie although the excitement that has been bubbling for the past 18 months with a picture here, a set update there and then finally the trailer last spring has the down side of ending with the release and while i am thrilled it is finally here, i have enjoyed the ride so much that i'll admit it is a shame to be losing out on that. i hope that weloveyouso.com still continues as its a site i have come to check daily for the 3 or 4 posts they have - usually infrequently regarding the film specifically. through them i have found a few bands, other blog sites, a few artists, and some foundations - and i hope that it continues for all of those aspects.

do yourself a favor and go ask tom murphy (or pat) for a copy of their cd. they are giving them away and its very good.

peace!