July (and resuming normal transmission)

I had a nightmare last night (night, morning, afternoon, whatever), and when I woke up, I suddenly remembered that there was a theme song as well, courtesy of Z. This was actually sung softly in the background during lessons, much to my despair.

Terry, Terry, quite contrary
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells and cockle-shells
And shiitake mushrooms all in a row

(To the tune of "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary")

Not funny, okay?

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I'm resuming normal transmission, and the rest of you can join me once you've stopped laughing.

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New profile picture, and obligatory stock-taking to fulfil my compulsive requirements for the month.

Movies watched:

• In Good Company (A+)
• Ocean's Twelve (B+)
• Chain Reaction (B)
• Troy (C)
• Flight of the Phoenix (A+)
• The Day After Tomorrow (A+)
• Ladder 49 (B-)
• Win a Date with Tad Hamilton (B-)
• Calendar Girls (A-)
• Girl with a Pearl Earring (B-)
• Here on Earth (F)

The fact that only movies starring Dennis Quaid got A+ ratings is purely coincidental. I would've re-watched The Parent Trap if someone hadn't rented it out.

I've decided that I'm going to wait for movies to come out on DVD/VCD from now on. $9 is an obscene amount to pay for a movie, unless the effects are needed -- like Star Wars or Titanic -- especially when you can rent them for under $5 a piece.

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The sister is back for the holidays. I had to be in the lab the afternoon her flight came in, and by the time I'd gotten home, she was asleep.

Our first words to each other, after almost a year of not seeing each other, were uttered when she came into my room while I was using the computer. She plopped herself on my bed, and let out a groan.

"The heat?" I asked. (She'd just come from Winter Down Under.)

"Yeah," she sighed.

I turned to look at her; she'd just taken a bath.

"You do realise that you're lying on my pillow with your hair wet, right?" I asked.

"Yep," she answered, and then closed her eyes, without budging an inch.

It's nice to know that some things just don't change.

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Please don't let me remember anything more.

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Have you stopped laughing yet?!