Little Lights...

I forgot to add this random fact in my latest set of 25. I thought I would post it here to help me remember it.

I always wanted to live in the countryside, so I could catch fireflies. I had always read about them, but had never seen them. Now, I live in the countryside, but I don't think it's the right kind of countryside.

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Teddy Bears Are For Everyone

I would have never imagined that I would say that rodents were cute then I saw this picture.

Eh Eh - Lady Gaga

"The Story Can Resume."

Even though my hubster's best friend said that Atonement was a bit on the disappointing side, we still decided to watch it. I have to agree with him. I thought it was going to be like A Very Long Engagement, but it wasn't. It wasn't the acting or the directing that made it eh. It was just the story didn't please me. I thought it was ridiculous that Briony thought she gave the "final act of kindness" to her sister and Robbie because she wrote them a happy ending in her book. Maybe, I just wasn't in the mood for a sad movie.

"Your Life is Defined By Its Opportunities..."

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We finally had a chance to watch Benjamin Button this weekend. It was a great movie, quite well done. Somehow, it left me wanting more, which isn't a bad thing. The movie really puts into perspective what it means to love and to lose someone. Whether or not we feel prepared to handle them, those emotions and experiences are essential to our existence. Because it is not easy to make sense of them, that's probably why this movie does not lend itself to being wrapped up nice and neatly at the end. I found Brad Pitt charming as Benjamin. I loved Taraji Henson as Queenie. As my hubster would say, this movie would be great in Blu-Ray, so it might be worth waiting to watch later.

Happy Black History Month!

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In honor of Black History month, I would like to introduce Phillis Wheatley. She's considered America's first black poet.