Day 11: Snowmen

Today I am wearing a pair of socks that Mallory gave me that she had never worn. They have snowmen bobbleheads on them and those drive me absolutely crazy. Like, completely. They kept getting stuck on my pants and making me mad!

My day today was filled with homework, shopping, and a really yummy dinner. Now I'm on to 6 hours of Pride and Prejudice watching. With Krista. Again. We love Mr. Darcy.

Sorry this is not longer, but I really need to get on this movie watching if I want to complete 6 hours. We are decorating our tree tomorrow!!!! I will have more to say tomorrow, I am sure.

xo

Day 10: Mafia

My little sockies have 'Mafia' written on them. I thought these were super cute! He reminds me of a cartoon evil guy. Maybe because he is a cartoon evil guy.

I have decided that today I am going to talk about the 2005 movie version of Pride and Prejudice. At Krista's house last night, this was our movie of choice.

I just want to start off by putting it out there that I am pretty sure Pride and Prejudice is essentially emotional porn for women. I am definitely not complaining about this! If there is any movie (or book!) in the entire world that can make me giddy, conflicted, or fall madly in love with just hearing or reading a line or two, it's Pride and Prejudice. How can one story written so long ago still have this incredible effect on women all around the world? I wonder if it's to do with the timelessness of a well written love story. No matter where in the world we are, or when, our world is driven by love.

The movie is so fantastically done. I know people will say that the 2005 one doesn't compare to the original movie version, but I have not seen the original mini-series version as of yet, so I have no judgment or comparison. The only think I can speak to is how much I LOVE this version. The casting for this show was done exceptionally well. The only character I would complain about is Georgiana. Not because I think they cast the wrong person, but rather I feel her character in the book is not much like the character portrayed on the screen. Other than that, I think every person in the cast does a stellar job of acting their part. Oh, how I would love to be in a movie where I get to wear dresses (and ribbons) like that!!!

And then of course, the story. Never again since Pride and Prejudice have I read a book that had the ability to make me fall completely in love with fictional men. I wish they were real! Especially Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy. What delightful characters! Mr. Bingley with his sweet naivety and cheerful disposition. And Mr. Darcy the brooding, mysterious, often times cold and unaffected man. These two characters are polar opposites and yet Jane Austen writes them in a way that draws you to each of them for such completely different reasons.

After watching the movie, Krista and I delved into the topic of which Miss. Bennet we were the most similar to. We thought I would be a mix between Elizabeth Bennet and Kitty Bennet. I have the sharp tongue of Elizabeth where I make remarks that I deem to be appropriate at the time, even if I regret it later; and Kitty because I am giggly and silly.

I think Elizabeth is a character that every girl can see some small part of themselves in. At times she is funny, she is rude, she is nurturing, she is conflicted. She feels. I think that is what makes her as a leading lady. If people feel like they know her, they possibly will feel like they like her. She doesn't have it all figured out and makes mistakes, in cruel words or unjustified comments and thoughts, and yet she moves on, and in the moving on falls 'violently in love' with one of the most romantic characters in history.

I will end this blog with a favourite quote from each of the movie and the book, respectively.

Mr. Darcy proposing to Elizabeth: "My affections and wishes have not changed, but one word from you will silence me forever. If, however, your feelings have changed, I will have to tell you: you have bewitched me, body and soul, and I love, I love, I love you. I never wish to be parted from you from this day on."

Mr. Darcy explaining when he fell in love with Elizabeth: "I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look, or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun."

Sigh.
xo

Day 9: Mallory's ski socks

I know you might be thinking that I've gotten lazy and just grabbed two random socks out of the drawer. This is not the case. These socks actually come as a pair and are Mallory's ski socks. They are Volcom and I believe that Mal got them from her husband, Nick, one Christmas morning! Perhaps last Christmas.

Please notice in the photo: I am wearing my new skinny jeans!!!! And I LOVE them. And they look amazing with my boots. Today I had lunch with Joy and she kept staring at my boots instead of my face. Boys looks at the boobs, and Joy looks at the boots. I loved it though!

New day, new rant. While sitting in Wyckham House (which is Mount Royal University's food court) I was sitting beside a group of about four or five girls. Some of them would come and go, and two of them were constant the entire time I was there. Normally I am skilled at tuning others out while I'm working on homework. However, I found this extremely difficult with this group of girls because they were loud and abrasive.

I understand using swear words as a reenactment of a conversation, or once in a while for emphasis on something that you feel very strongly about, but the generic use of swear words, especially f-words, is really just harsh and not classy -- especially from girls. I cannot comprehend the lack of vocabulary that these University students appear to have when dumbing down their sentences with f-this and f-that. To top off my sincere lack of understanding of these girls, they spoke the entire time at a pitch that was possibly barely audible to the human ear, but at a decibel that was clearly audible for at least a 2 table radius. At those levels one would imagine their topics to be school, or something equally generic that most people might not mind hearing, but alas, they spoke about making out with their boyfriends, their periods, and gossiped about other people that were not currently there. Oh. my. word.

Needless to say, as soon as Joy showed up for lunch, I was all too happy to get out of there.

Seriously ladies (and men too!), swearing all the time is not attractive. Really. Not. Maybe read a dictionary before bed and pick up some more words to fill your sentences with.

I'm now off to decorate for Christmas and watch girly movies with one of my faves -- Krista! Yay British chick flicks!

xo

Day 8: Kitty Cats

Kitty cats on my feet! Little white ones and little black ones. I have had these socks for numerous years so I have no idea where or when they were acquired.

Last night I got very little sleep as I have this issue that conversing with others is much more enticing to me than getting the sleep my body craves. I feel talking to friends is really more important, especially if it's intelligent conversation and not just surface chit-chat.

This morning I was tired at work, but it seems to me that often the less sleep I get the more alert I am first thing in the morning. It's the first morning I haven't slept later than I meant to all week and it's the one with the least sleep. Explain this to me...?

At lunch I went out with Mallory and her husband Nick. When we were driving back to the office we saw Santa Claus driving a Pontiac Montana! Sad but true, Santa has traded in the sleigh for a minivan. Will the budget cuts never end?! I hope it gets really good gas mileage.

Tonight is my evening to get completely caught up on homework so that tomorrow when I see my lovely friend Krista I will be able to focus completely on decorating her house for Christmas and watching Pride and Prejudice! Ya we are! I'm so excited because I haven't seen her in a couple weeks. Girl date!

The last very important thing to note is that today marked the first day that someone gave me socks for my blog!!!!!! Mallory gave me a couple pairs (one of which I will wear tomorrow). So looking forward to this! I just can't imagine the types of things that will happen in my day when I'm not even in my own socks. Will I take on the characteristics of the person who gave them to me like some sort of Freaky Friday weirdness? I guess we'll know tomorrow!

xo