Hannah Montana

Can you believe this was my movie of the week? Let's just say that it was an hour and a half of my life that I will never get back. But hell....I guess someone has to review it. So here you go:

2 stars out of 4

Take her or leave her, there is no denying that Hannah Montana is the queen of all things cool for the 12 and under crowd. In her big screen debut, Hannah (Miley Cyrus) suffers from an identity crisis of Superman proportions. Is she still down home country girl Miley Stewart, or is her wig wearing, pop princess alter ego the real deal? Only a friendly, fatherly kidnapping to her family's backwoods Tennessee hometown can help her find the answer.

Cheesy to the core, "Hannah Montana: The Movie" will be hard-pressed to score an adult fan base, but I can guarantee you that the kids are gonna love it.

Twilight at the Fox

We all know that I am a huge Twilight fan. And I know the movie was cheesy (I wish they'd get rid of Kristen Stewart) but I loved it anyway...why...because I'm a true fan.

And for the record...I heart Robert Pattinson (Edward Cullen). I LOVE YOU ROB!!!!

Oopsey. Okay...inner 12 year old got away from me for a second. My bad.

At any rate. I was super excited when I found out that the Fox Theater here in Atlanta was offering a special showing of Twlight for one night only. For those of you unfamiliar with the The Fox , it is a historic theater in downtown Atlanta that is predominantly used as venue for off broadway shows, concerts, etc. Built in the early 1900's it is a beautiful, ornate Arabian style building that was orignally a headquarters for the Shriners. My favorite part of the whole place is the night sky they created, complete with twinkling stars and gently passing clouds.

It's my favorite place in Atlanta to catch a show, that's why I was so excited they were doing a movie special. I braved the cold and theater full of screaming 12 year olds who were up way past thier bed time but it was worth it! And for the record, you little midgets who were squealing in my ear the whole time....HE'S MINE! MINE! You're not even wearing a bra yet. So there!

Ahem.

Again...sorry.

On other topics...I have been doing my little local movie reviews again. It's good to be back at it, I didn't realize how much I missed it until I started writing again. I just wished they gave us more copy space...we're limited to around 100 words give or take. Anywho, so I'll post those so you can see what I'm up to and know that I'm not just being a lazy bum!

Review of Julia Roberts'movie, "Duplicity"

Review of the movie "Monsters vs. Aliens"

Oh Gee

My my how quickly a month flies by!

I had no idea my little blog was sprouting cobwebs and sheets of dust. Shame on me.

So much for my plan to write more...but in my defense, work has gotten the best of me. Long days, late hours and by the time I get home the only thing I can think about is relaxing.

I should have some time to myself this weekend so I'll see if I can pull it together. Promise!

Tah!

Sometimes

Sometimes you just need to go out with your girlfriends and have a drink. I am far past due and in dire need.

P.S. Work stinks

Falling From the Sky

Long time readers know that my last few years have been filled with something a little less cheery than sunshine. A blizzard? Tornado? Flood? Tsunami?

I needed a release. A way to let go. A way to look in the eyes of the person(s) that caused said disaster in Linnyland and give them the finger.

So what did I do?

I threw myself out of a plane.

Literally.

For my 31st birthday, I got myself strapped to a fantastically goodlooking man, said a small prayer and threw myself into nothingness.

Lept with reckless abandon.

So what if Mr. Fantastic did a double somersault straight out the back door without warning me first. As soon as I realized that this wasn't the stupidest thing I've ever done and I wasn't going to throw up, it was pretty damn cool.

If you've never jumped out of a plane before...I liken it to diving into a swiming pool. The cold air hits you in the face and goes up your nose. You're not sure which way is up, which is down or whether you're standing on your head. But once the bubbles clear...you see the world from a whole new perspective.

There is nothing like floating thousands of feet in the air, feeling the wind wrap a protective arm around you...holding you up so you can soar through the clouds...experience long awaited freedom and drown out all the voices, all the people, all the opinions that have been stalking you. Plaguing you.

I let it all go.

Left them to fall where they may.

For one brief, magnificent window of time...I was free.

I could hear Mr. Fantastic screaming my ear. "Wooooo! Isn't this fantastic? Isn't this beautiful?" And I couldn't help but to think...yes...it is.

I don't know how long we were in the air but the green grass snuck up on us and all too soon I was gliding in...landing softly in Mr. Fantastic's lap.

I turn 32 in five months...wonder how I'm going to top that.