So, now that Brian and I have moved the wedding to Raleigh, I'm scrambling to find a reception place before they all get booked. And I'm starting to realize what a truly huge job planning a wedding is.
This morning, we met with the wedding planner at the Sheraton--and it left me nervous (I basically shredded part of the folder she gave me, twisting it around while she talked), and when she said the price, I nearly burst into tears. I think at this point we've mostly decided on just having it at the Doggett Center, because it's someplace we're comfortable and it doesn't cost a ton to rent (at least, I'm assuming). But I still have to: find a caterer, a wedding cake baker, a dress, dresses/tuxes for the rest of the bridal party, flowers (for the church and the reception), figure out decorations (hopefully my stepmom will be helping me with this, but I still have to decide on a color scheme and generally what I want), invitations.....BLARGH!!! I've been pestering my family to put together a guest list for 2 months now and still haven't accomplished it, so God knows how I will get all this done.
Plus I'm moving in 2 weeks and haven't started packing, I'm starting my new internship at the end of August (not to mention 3 new classes), I have to decide whether I'm continuing with sign language on top of all this, and am worrying about being able to get a part time job.
In other words, I'm losing my mind. Help.
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Movie Reviews: Take 2
I've now seen 3 more movies (bringing my summer total up to 6...and I'm sure it will shortly be 7, as I'm dying to see the new Harry Potter movie). As before, I'll review them in the order that I liked them, which this time happens also to be the order I saw them in.
Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian
I actually thought this one was better than the first--it wasn't so much Ben Stiller-style awkward as just clever and funny. I especially liked it when the statues/paintings came to life--seeing giant sculpted balloon animals gallop about was just funny to me. I also really liked Amy Adams as Amelia Earheart; I thought she was more of a match for Larry than Carla Gugino's museum docent in the first one. Obviously, however, she goes back to being a wax figure at the end, but it was a fun, happy movie while it lasted.
Up
I went into this assuming it would be typical Pixar fare--happy, with good animation. WRONG.It was MUCH more serious this time, with heavy adult themes like infertility (which of course got me bawling), divorce (ditto), and death (I think you can probably detect a theme here). There were funny parts, of course, and the animation was great, but as I don't really like to mix tears and cartoons, it wasn't my favorite Pixar by far. Plus, the ending was only moderately happy. What gives?
Public Enemies
I went into this hoping it would be somewhat like The Untouchables. I have to say, they remain untouched. The plot was confusing and all over the place, the filming was odd (lots of face close-ups and quick swivels to other parts of the screen), I didn't get to see enough of the costumes and sets (the whole reason I go to see period films in the first place), and the characters were all very underdeveloped except for the three major ones, which really limited the storytelling capacity of the movie. In conclusion, I thought it was disappointing, but I was glad to see the return of LeeLee Sobieski at the end--even if it was as a clueless prostitute.
In non-movie news, I just realized I have a week off between work and school--hooray! I didn't think I did, so I'm very happy about this. I'm looking forward to some sleep...
Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian
I actually thought this one was better than the first--it wasn't so much Ben Stiller-style awkward as just clever and funny. I especially liked it when the statues/paintings came to life--seeing giant sculpted balloon animals gallop about was just funny to me. I also really liked Amy Adams as Amelia Earheart; I thought she was more of a match for Larry than Carla Gugino's museum docent in the first one. Obviously, however, she goes back to being a wax figure at the end, but it was a fun, happy movie while it lasted.
Up
I went into this assuming it would be typical Pixar fare--happy, with good animation. WRONG.It was MUCH more serious this time, with heavy adult themes like infertility (which of course got me bawling), divorce (ditto), and death (I think you can probably detect a theme here). There were funny parts, of course, and the animation was great, but as I don't really like to mix tears and cartoons, it wasn't my favorite Pixar by far. Plus, the ending was only moderately happy. What gives?
Public Enemies
I went into this hoping it would be somewhat like The Untouchables. I have to say, they remain untouched. The plot was confusing and all over the place, the filming was odd (lots of face close-ups and quick swivels to other parts of the screen), I didn't get to see enough of the costumes and sets (the whole reason I go to see period films in the first place), and the characters were all very underdeveloped except for the three major ones, which really limited the storytelling capacity of the movie. In conclusion, I thought it was disappointing, but I was glad to see the return of LeeLee Sobieski at the end--even if it was as a clueless prostitute.
In non-movie news, I just realized I have a week off between work and school--hooray! I didn't think I did, so I'm very happy about this. I'm looking forward to some sleep...
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Summer camp
Well, we're nearly 1/3 through with the summer camp I'm supervising...and while it's going fairly well, it's exhausting. Which is the reason I haven't posted as often as I should have...
Since I can't discuss specifics (due to HIPPA, mostly), i'll just say that supervising is WAY harder than I anticipated. I'm almost looking forward to going back to being an intern. Almost. But I have enjoyed hanging out with all the kids, reading to them (right now we're finishing up A Cricket in Times Square and are about to start Holes), and doing fun stuff like going to the pool every week and outings on Friday (next Friday is the IMAX).
A couple of major life changes (or at least potential ones) have also occurred in the past couple of weeks, namely:
Since I can't discuss specifics (due to HIPPA, mostly), i'll just say that supervising is WAY harder than I anticipated. I'm almost looking forward to going back to being an intern. Almost. But I have enjoyed hanging out with all the kids, reading to them (right now we're finishing up A Cricket in Times Square and are about to start Holes), and doing fun stuff like going to the pool every week and outings on Friday (next Friday is the IMAX).
A couple of major life changes (or at least potential ones) have also occurred in the past couple of weeks, namely:
- I decided to get my nonprofit certificate this year, so instead of taking a range of classes all of them will focus on some aspect of a nonprofit.
- Brian and I are (hopefully) moving the wedding both to Raleigh and to June 5. We're still working on figuring out a place for the reception.
- I'm contemplating going to law school. There happens to be one at Brian's top choice grad school, and the more I think about it, the more I think it would behoove me to know the law well, and also be able to defend people with disabilities on a higher level than I would be able to with just an MSW. Obviously I'm having to weigh this against being a student for 3 more years and all that entails...but I'm keeping my options open at this point.
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