randomly chaotic and frequently mundane

so i’m in the finals for 3 contests at whogets.com, all 3 of them are movies

Aviator

History of Violence

Hidalgo

and it’s the person with the most votes who wins. and i would love very much to win… so if y’all would be a bunch of dears and go vote for me i’d be so grateful. it takes about 10 seconds to register and you don’t have to buy anything.

speaking of movies… i saw a preview for 1408 yesterday, which is based on a short story by stephen king… from everything’s eventual, as i recall. if the movie is half as good as the short story, it should be pretty good. it’s not like there’s a lot of stuff in the story that can’t be translated to film, so it should be pretty close. i’d SO love to be able to see it. wednesday will be the 1 year anniversary of the last time i got to see a movie in the theater… it’s also the 1 year anniversary of the last time i was taken for an evening out without gage.

ok, so i wasn’t tagged to do this, but i just felt the need.

i love movies… and i’m more appreciative since meeting woody of a really well put together movie. so here are a couple of my favorite flicks…

the exorcist — color me crazy, but this movie cracks me up. it’s one of my favorite films of all time. i can watch it over and over again.
legend — i’ve loved this since i was a kid. woody bought me the special edition a few years ago, with the directors cut… it’s a very different movie. the plot and story are the same… there’s just more. i love it even more now.
fried green tomatoes — it doesn’t show often, but i AM capable of being a girly girl. this is my favorite chick flick.
mr. holland’s opus — maybe it’s because i’m a musician… maybe it’s because i’ve known american sign language since my freshman year of high school… maybe it’s because the teacher who touched my life most profoundly was a high school music teacher… but this movie moves me like no other.
the godfather — what? it has to be on the list. it’s required. not really, i just really love the movie. i even find myself watching when it’s on spiketv edited with full commercial interruptions. it’s not as fantastic as it is uncut… but still good.

since the 2nd lord of the rings movie is on at the moment, and i happen to be watching it…

this cracks me up… it’s always good for a laugh.