SISTER-COUSIN SUNDAY

I've decided, and I'm pretty sure that my sister-cousin will agree, that Sunday's (at least 1 per month) will now be known as Sister-Cousin Sunday.

As the start of the first official/unofficial #SisterCousinSunday (two days ago) the Sister-Cousin and I went to see The Green Lantern.

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If I wasn't spending the entire movie "ShhhhhhhhhHHHHH-ing" and giving the angry eye to the dude sitting one seat away from us for pointing out the fallacies and other incorrect Green Lantern-esq things through the movie I was trying SO HARD not to laugh out loud while elbowing the Sister-Cousin for saying "HotHOThotHOThotHOTHot" under her breath E.V.E.R.Y.T.I.M.E. Ryan Reynolds came on screen, especially during the 1st shirtless scene (all of 10 seconds into the opening) and then the damn next-to-nude scene when he is in the process of being transformed into the Green Lantern. 

Please don't take my elbowing as a sign of displeasure...

She was just DISTRACTING MEEEEE from viewing/paying attention to the hotness! ;)

My only negative review of The Green Lantern comes from the final fight scene. It was all of 6 (maybe 10) minutes long. It was SHORTshortSHORT. Plus I was expecting some grand battle with all of the Green Lanterns versus the big bad dude, and I was a little let down.

BUT the SEXINESS of Ryan Reynolds

saved the movie so I slept pretty soundly that night.

All in all, the first official/unofficial Sister-Cousin Sunday was a success!

Hopefully There will definitely be more Sister-Cousin Sunday's to come!!!!

Next time with pictures!

SISTER-COUSIN FUN

Saw "Something Borrowed" with the sister-cousin!

Definitely a good movie.

Will be adding to my RomCom DVD collection in the future :)

Oh, and can I just mention that she and I wore almost IDENTICAL outfits.

This was unplanned, especially considering I now live an hour away.

Great minds I guess :)

Or I've just influenced her wardrobe with my own...

I will gladly take credit for that one.

FRIENDS, RUGBY, & INSPIRATION

I saw Invictus last night with the lovely SB--my rugby lovin'-Ireland travelin-hippie bf.


Very Good Movie, that tells a wonderful story and sends a great message.

Unfortunately, with my blonde (multiply concussed) brain the only message I received is that: Rugby is awesome.

(And the movie solidified my love of men who play rugby... Seriously, Go watch, go play, fall in love--you'll understand once you do)

Also, I discovered (possibly re-discovered--because I think that I've heard it before) the poem Invictus by William Ernest Henley. Truly inspiring.

Invictus

OUT of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.

Have a great day everyone!
Saturday is a rugby day! Go find a match to watch!!
You can thank me later.

LIBRARY LUST

Yes I wrote LUST and not LIST... it's because I am a self prescribed library nerd who loves to read in her spare time. It's quite disgusting actually. I get so wrapped up in the books that I read that I just have to finish them completely before I can put them down. Like I said, it's gross.

Since college is FINALLY FINITO! I am finally left with this huge gap of free time... in between work of course... So in the next few days I plan to make my usual trip to the library, which will ultimately lead to a large amount of library fines, but will keep me entertained for about a month, just until the fines start accumulating and I get off my ass and return the books just so I can pick up more.

The Library Lust List:
(It will grow as the weeks go on... don't you worry)

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
I have heard nothing but positive reviews of this book. I also heard that a few people who were going through transitions in their lives found this to be a good read while doing so. I hope that it has the same effect of me.

Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse

Dimitri got this for me on my 21st and I have yet to crack the damn thing open.. Honestly, it's been on my 'to read' list since high school, and when D gave it to me I was elated, but just never picked it up to read. This coming January it will definitely be in my top 3 to complete.

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
This was actually a recommendation by Stephen from 20 Something Bloggers. I'm excited to read this after reading the wiki page. Supposedly the book is being made into a movie with Keira Knightly; she didn't do much for me in Atonement--by the way, THE BOOK IS SO FRIGGIN BETTER, so I should definitely check this out before previews start making the rounds and stray me away from crackin' it open.


The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
This has been on my to-read list for at least a year. For some reason I just haven't gotten around to it. I saw a preview today for it's movie version and it looked promising. My goal is to have it read before the movie comes out in theaters this January.


The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
This was on my Amazon wishlist. I don't quite remember where I found it or why it's on my list, but I'm definitely going to add it to my list of books to read. This one will most likely be a MAYBE book--because I really just don't remember anything about it.


The Road by Cormac McCarthy
I saw previews for this book's movie version and I found myself more intrgued by the book. It's had amazing reviews and won tons of awards. I am definitely looking forward to getting to this one.

Finally, the next two books are two that I found while browsing a book shop in Ireland. I wrote down the titles and am now finally planning to read them.

The Welsh Girl by Peter Ho Davies


The Other Side of the Bridge by Mary Lawson

These should keep me entertained until books by my regular authors come out. Hopefully...


Currently I am reading:

The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson

I'm under 80 pages in, I just picked it up for a few hours last night, and I am not quite sure how I feel about it yet. Don't know if I want to continue or just stop now and grab another. I plan on picking it up again tonight. I might skim through the next few pages to see if it gets any better. I hope so.


Happy Christmas everyone!
I hope you had a happy holiday!