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If it wasn’t a meme before, it is now. Thank liquidmercurial.

1. Total number of films I own on DVD/video:
287 total, it looks like, plus maybe a couple lent out. 224 I’ve definitely watched since buying on DVD, counting Back to the Future trilogy as 3. 63 unwatched (or that I can’t remember whether I watched) since I bought them, counting the Matrix Ultimate Edition as only 3.

((Plus QAF seasons 1-3 and Felicity seasons 1 and 3 (I haven’t found seasons 2 and 4 used yet), plus Band of Brothers. But those don’t count as films, do they?))

2. The last film I bought:
we don’t live here anymore
Oops! I accidentally bought a new DVD while I was writing this post – I had to pop out to the Zia to pick up the new NIN album, With Teeth, and they had a used copy of Spiderman 2, which I like quite a lot and saw at least three times in theatres. So… Spiderman 2.

3. The last film I watched:
film? The Interpreter.
DVD? Big Night (a la Netflix)

4. Five films that I watch a lot:
Illuminata
Punch Drunk Love
Legend of 1900
Moulin Rouge
Vanilla Sky

5. Five films that mean a lot to me:
Illuminata
The Princess Bride
Fight Club
Vanilla Sky
Addicted To Love (I should probably buy that one…)

new question: 6. Films I cry every time you watch them (and when):
City of Angels (Bike ride)
Practical Magic (beetle in floor)
Wit (no code)

((Okay, actually, just looking through my DVDs to be sure I didn’t miss a consistent tear-jerker, I started crying just thinking about Wit. Dang. There are others I usually cry for, but these I cry for EVERY TIME.))

In case you aren’t aware, I need to explain that one of the basic exercises available on the bowflex is resisted abdominal crunches. That is, you hook the bowflex resistance up to your shoulders while sitting on the inclined bench and do crunches against resistance. I have a bowflex and have recently begun working out semi-regularly within the last couple of weeks.

At first, I was just trying to feel out how much resistance to use for various muscle groups… my lats are stronger than I remember, my chest and biceps only a teeny bit stronger, and my triceps are noticably weaker than everything else is right now… but I’m basically just working on these, plus abs (and back exercises, for balance) and then I’m going to try to also ride my bike for cardio / lower body workout.

And at first, when I did my crunches, I did what I knew I had done in the past: about 100 straight crunches and 60 oblique left and 60 oblique right, with 50lbs total resistance (25lbs per shoulder). But while the end of those 220 crunches was a little tough, I didn’t feel anything the next day or two in my abs. So the next couple of times, I did 180 straight, 90 left, 90 right, with 50lbs and then 100lbs total resistance, for 360 crunches at each resistance, and at 360 crunches at 100lbs I had a tiny amount of soreness in my right obliques the next day, but nothing like what I used to get.

So last night I did 200 straight, 200 left oblique, 200 right oblique, 100lbs resistance. I had intended to do more straight, but wasn’t strong enough. Later, I hope to be. But 600 crunches with 100lbs resistance, and this morning I’m feeling it. It isn’t sore when I’m just sitting up straight, but when I was laying down and tried to sit up to turn off the alarm – yep, that was a workout.

(Note: I do the crunches in sets of 20 or 30, alternating between straight and oblique crunches with time for perhaps two deep breaths between sets. I certainly don’t do 200 of one type in a row. I’d probably just fail.)

So you’ve applied for a new position within the company you work for, in another department, and you’re waiting for the call that will let you know when you’ll interview, but it’s been almost a week with no call, and you’re beginning to wonder if they’ll call at all, so what can you do to get that interview right away?

For the first time in several weeks, dress down. Well within the dress code, and certainly reasonable, but instead of the button down shirt and pressed slacks you normally wear, put on a comfortable t-shirt and jeans.

You should get a surprise interview that same day.

Trust me.

Since I didn’t put the “webcam” spot for my photos back up, here’s a shot of me I took today at lunch.

Dramatic lighting, yes? And look at all that hair!

Hey! It’s after midnight, meaning the weekend is over and I managed to go the entire time without even picking up a pencil to TRY to draw a 24-hour comic once! Yay! Wait, yay?

I dunno.

Maybe yay.

I did other stuff. I wrote a couple thousand words of novel, I saw a few movies, hung out with friends and family, got some shopping done … new jeans, new wallet, new socks and underwear… color ink for my printer, which says it may run out after a time – I never like to be in the middle of printing something and run out of ink, so I buy pre-emptively. I bought a copy of the new DS game, Polarium, which was on sale for $23, and in a few weeks when I buy my DS, I’ll be able to play it – it was a sweet deal, though, and reduces that amount of money I’ll be spending at once when I buy the game system and several games by putting some of the cost on this paycheck.

Money seems like it’ll be okay… I think I’m safe.

I’ll re-balance in a few days to be sure, but I think I’m okay.

The teeth they worked on still hurts – I’ve got that cleaning/checkup still scheduled for Thursday, though, so if I’m still having trouble I’ll let them know. And if they didn’t get it right, I’ll make sure they fix it without charging me more, and I’ll let you know who they are so you can avoid them.

I’m tired. I think I’m going to go start a load of laundry, read a chapter of the book I’m reading, and sleep.

This just doesn’t seem to be my month for comics.