on a few nubbins of news...

1. Watched the midnight showing of Dark Knight last night. Considering I don't normally do midnight showings, I feel rather proud that I stayed awake and coherent during this entire movie. Seeing the yumminess that is Christian Bale certainly helped, though. I'm not going to lie. My only beef with the guy is when he uses his intense Batman Voice and speaks all gravelly. I think he took it to the next level in this movie, because whenever he said anything as Batman I found myself giving him the stink eye of annoyance. So, yeah. Go see it, and join me in my now-irrational fear of clowns. And Heath Ledger.

2. Yesterday was filled with soaking up entirely too much afternoon sun. And yet, I finally managed to walk away from the beach this year without a sunburn! Heck, yes! We also went kayaking, which was an adventure. The whole time I was all, "Yeah, I'm tired. How much further? I'm done." Luckily, M and I were both in one kayak, so she was able to use her freakishly strong arms to keep us going. I have good friends. Also, we went out to dinner with Jay's pastor and his wife; I haven't seen them in ages, so it was nice to catch up.

3. Haircut today? After not getting one in a good ten months? Because I'm entirely too gung-ho about growing out my hair? Yes, please. Hello, Great Clips. I'm so cheap, it hurts sometimes.

4. My favorite workout songs: "Son of a Gun" by Search the City, "Pumpking Soup" by Kate Nash and "Viva la Vida" by Coldplay. Put these jams on your iPod, and you're guaranteed a good time. Especially "Pumpkin Soup" - I tell you, that Kate Nash is a peach. Seriously, watch the music video for that song. It will totally make your day. (Unless you have a slight aversion to giant dancing cats. Because then it is most likely the stuff of your nightmares.) You will want to walk around singing it for the next twenty-four hours, though; I guarantee it. Some of her music almost reminds me a bit of the good ol' Spice Girls. I'm not sure if that's a compliment in her mind, but it certainly is to me. I sing every single one of her songs with a British accent, and enjoy every minute a little more than I should, probably.

5. I've got nothing. I am feeling increasingly boring, and will spend most of the day dusting, vacuuming, cleaning the shower that I say I'm going to clean every week but never actually get around to doing, and completing all the general housewife-ish things that one must do. Come hang out with me because I have wine and some incredible hummus that I will most likely eat completely on my own if nobody joins me.