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t-minus 1 week and 1 day until shorter commutes and a more lively neighborhood. Woohoo!

All I want to do is curl up in bed, pull the blankets over my head and let the world go on without me. For the next 8-10 hours. Instead, I go to work. I’m sure I’ll be happier for having done so. =)

Okay, so I was supposed to read this some time in elementary school, I think. But I’m sure I never did. I saw the movie tonight. With Vince the Hottie, whom I hadn’t seen in like 5 years. He’s still a hottie. And now single. I’ll introduce you to him if you come to my party. Anyway… =)

I liked the movie with a giant caveat, which I’ll get to later. It’s a touching story about two talented kids on the outside, from very different backgrounds, bonding over a shared imagination. It’s also a story about loss, and what it means to us. It is very touching, and for the most part, they did an excellent job with.

However, they WAY overplayed the fantastic/special effects elements. They were not the movie’s strong suit. Couldn’t they have let us imagine what the kids were imagining? Maybe that wouldn’t have been as true to the book, I don’t know, but I found them unneccessary and distracting. The scene with Leslie’s parents was way more touching and advanced the important part of the story much more than the final visual effects extravanaganza. It distracts from the bonds between the people. And that’s what the story is ultimately about.

… Expressing any sort of interpersonal conflict makes you queasy

Uhaul reserved for the 24th.
Flight to pittsburgh purchased for 4/15-4/22.
Conference registered for 4/15-4/18.

Woo. =)

Where did the week go? And why am I no closer to being packed for my move than I was last week? And how do I have 2 new alts, and my main at 64…? =)

Interestingly, there’s a bill in committee for banning the collection of genetic information by employers and insurers.