last night

i looked in the mirror, and i said to my reflection: 'nobody likes me. everybody hates me. guess i'll go eat worms.'

my reflection laughed and said: 'stop being such a drama queen.'

my reflection gives good advice. so to snap myself out of the funk, i did one of my favorite things and watched movies! :) but not only did i watch movies, i also played with my new toy, and with a combination of programs that would allow me to convert my dvds to ipod viewable files. it takes so little to make me happy!

before i rate last night's movies, i should probably mention that my rating scale isn't necessarily based on 'oscar worthiness' or technical genius, or even sometimes, good acting. my ratings simply measure how much i enjoyed the film. sometimes a theme appeals to me. sometimes an actor. sometimes i just give credit for originality even if i didn't dig the concept. so with that said...

cake: (despite heather graham, i enjoyed this. sandra oh and a great soundtrack don't hurt)

ladder 49: ( i was involved with a firefighter when this released in theaters, so i avoided it. holy cow jacinda barrett has come a long way from 'real world')

for those interested, the updated playlist includes the following:

1. joshua radin - closer
2. stars - calendar girl
3. five times august - mystery to me
4. leona naess - calling
5. clap your hands and say yeah - details of the war
6. emily richards - meet me
7. jason mraz - mr. curiosity
8. joshua radin - winter
9. magneta lane - constant lover
10. mindy smith - one moment more
11. shout out louds - a track and a train

and as promised, 'tara's top ten noteworthy olympic moments':

10. lindsay jacobellis totally blows it
9. joey cheek donates all his winnings to charity
8. the dutch
7. kwan withdraws
6. everything about snowboard half-pipe, but especially the flying tomato
5. the complete and utter failure of bode miller
4. ice dancing gets interesting
3. seth westcott wins snowboard cross (and my heart)
2. ross the intern
1. shizuka arakawa takes the gold medal in women's figure skating

for more 'highlights', click here (boreme.com) or here (nbc)

phew. i think i'm all funked out.