Ahh.....a REAL post!

I don't know about you, but when I go to see a movie at a movie theater, I get this magical feeling inside of me. There is just something about the "big screen" that just puts me in awe. When I watch a movie on the big screen, I get a whole different experience than I do if I watch it anywhere else. The one movie that I distinclty remember being completely disappointed with once it went to video (and is now on basic TV) is Saving Private Ryan. The opening scene, when they are on the boats and all the action is going on, it made me feel like I was right there, right along with them, going through it with them. It was amazing. Then, we got the DVD right when it came out, and I was so upset that I didn't get those same feelings all over again. I kinda felt that way about the Harry Potter movies too, because those Quidditch scenes were just MEANT for the big screen!

This afternoon, Todd and I were fortunate enough to get a small bit of alone time. His parents watched Jonah and we went to go see the movie "Definitely, Maybe" (it was really good, you should go see it). And I just felt like I was right in the movie, like I was there for the good times and the bad times and the times you sort of feel akward to even watch. I love the movie theater. Now if only they got rid of all of the other people who go to the theater (the talkers, the loud kids, the popcorn chompers, the tall people who sit in front, the people that have to go to the bathroom during the movie, the people who arrive late and just HAVE to sit in your aisle). Yeah, if they allowed me to watch a movie all by myself, then we'd be set.

And I have this funny ritual at the movies. I have to go to the bathroom exactly 7 minutes before the movie starts (including the opening trailers). Somehow, if I go exactly then, I have enough to to do my business and get back in time before the movie starts. This also insures that I won't have to go (that bad) during the movie. It has worked like perfection for years and years. It works like a charm.

It was nice getting to go out with Todd. We don't get to do it very often. It was just that...nice. We came home to Jonah being a bit sleepy at Todd's parents house. So we packed up pretty quickly and headed home. The Joj fell asleep in the car (thanks to his new portable DVD player that will be looping the Barney movie over and over...the only thing to hopefully keep him from crying the whole way home from Munster a couple times a week). It's so funny. I used to say that I would NEVER allow my child to watch TV in the car. I have found that I used to say I wouldn't do A LOT of things that I now do (and vice versa). Do other mama's feel that way? I hope so, or I'd be the odd mama out I guess. LOL.

Also had a great time at the Bloggy Meetup on Saturday. It ended up being a real small group (only 5 of us + baby Capri), but it was nice to meet some more mama's and get to just chat. You'd think we would try to avoid the children topic on a (mostly) baby free night, but it seemed thats what we talked most about. And thanks ladies, I showed off the Nikon camera I am now dying to get to the hubby at Target today. When he saw how expensive it was, he quicjly pointed to one on sale. I said "No way! All the other mama's have this one and say it is AMAZING. I have to have this one." Now of course a new fancy camera is not in the budget for us right now, but we are filing are taxes tomorrow.....hm. The hubby gets a year long membership at the gym ($800!) with our return, I think I deserve a new camera, right?!?! Yeah, I doubt it!

You say you want a Revolution?

Todd took me on a DATE last night and we saw the movie/musical "Across the Universe". I had been dying to see it for awhile now, so Todd surprised me by taking me to see it. It's cute how he remembers things like that & I don't think I have mentioned the movie for awhile now. Anyhow, the movie was phenomenal, but I will say that I don't think it is the kind of movie a lot of people would like. I think it takes a special kind of person to see beyond what the movie is showing, and to experience it the way the director means for it to be experienced. This is a musical, based entirely on Beatles songs. And it is amazing how they tied the songs in so perfectly to the storyline, in order to make it flow so nicely. This movie is emotional, and heartbreaking, and brilliant, and made me experience feelings in a way no movie has in a very long time.

**SPOILER ALERT ~ Don't read this part if you plan on seeing the movie!**

The story-line consists of a guy from Liverpool, named Jude who goes to America to find his long-lost father. He finds him quite early on, and we don't see him again until right near the end of the movie. He meets Max, and a little bit later, Max's sister Lucy. Lucy and Jude fall in love. This movie takes place during the Vietnam War, and concentrates on Lucy fighting for a "Revolution" while Jude spends his time drawing and loving Lucy to his very core. Yet their two worlds collide, driving them to the point of falling apart. Max gets sent to war, even though he tried his hardest to not get drafted. Lucy and Jude both get arrested at a protest (Lucy = protesting, Jude = trying to find her). Jude's dad returns to get him out of jail, but since he doesn't have a Visa, has to be deported. He discovers how much he misses Lucy, and he ends up back in New York, to retrieve his love.

**End of Spoiler!**

There aren't any A-list actor's in this film, and seriously, the only person I knew was Bono, who was in the movie for about 5 minutes. Otherwise, it was a ton of no-name actors, but don't let the names fool you. They have the talent and the personalities to shine, and that is just what they did. Not to mention (and I am being completely shallow here) the main guy Jude (Jim Sturgess) is nice to look at for the 2+ hours of the film, if you like the shaggy-haired, Liverpooled-accent, artistic type.

Since the film is based on entirely Beatles Songs, the soundtrack is amazing (and if you chose to purchase it, I highly suggest the 32-song DELUXE version)! You just again, have to be open-minded because the songs aren't always sung the way you remember them to be, and some of the songs I didn't even recognize. But to hear these songs in a different way, makes me appreciate the Beatles for even more than what they already are, Legendary Musicians who paved the way for the music of today.

I suggest seeing this film, as long as you go into it with an open mind. I must admit that there will be times where you say "I don't get it." But it is well worth the confusion.

WE ALL WANNA CHANGE THE WORLD...