27 Dresses

Ah...finally, a good romantic comedy. I've just seen 27 Dresses, and I have to say that it was a breath of fresh air, a tall glass of cool water on a hot day, ...etc. It is so nice to see James Marsden get the girl in the end. He was in X-Men, and his competition for the girl was Hugh Jackman - I mean, c'mon, is that even a real contest, let alone a fair one? Then he was in The Notebook, and the one scene I've seen of that movie (I refuse point-blank to watch it, or read it, for that matter. Ryan Gosling? Puh-lease. Ick.) involved James Marsden losing Rachel McAdams to Ryan Gosling, which I still don't understand. James Marsden vs. Ryan Gosling...I don't see the competition, sorry, and it doesn't look good for Mr. Gosling. In Superman Returns, James Marsden loses the heart of his wife to Brandon Routh. To sum up, the characters Mr. Marsden portrays just don't seem to have luck on their side. But not in this film! I was pleasantly surprised. It was the perfect movie to be the last movie I ever watch at NCSU's Campus Cinema.

I went shopping earlier today, and bought a few things. I really wanted this wallet that Target sold - it was made of a beautiful red leather, and could double as a clutch, and it was gorgeous. I must have come back to it two or three times, but I didn't buy it because I couldn't justify paying fifteen dollars and change for it. Sorry; I'm cheap. I did by a Chris Daughtry CD (love it), and a new book - more etymological derivations of the English Language. Did you know that "Goodbye" is the shortened form of the parting salutation "God be with you"? I kinda did, but not really. That makes it funny when atheists bid you goodbye. The same translation carries over into Latin-based languages - Adieu in French (to God), Vaya con Dios (go with God) or Adios (to God) in Spanish - so it's no stretch that it's basically the same in English. Gah, I feel like a nerd. An English nerd. Oh well. It could be worse: at least it's not computers.

I ran into another of "my guys" at Blockbuster. I had a class with him four years ago, and he was in my discussion group, and that is literally the last time I spoke to him, if I even spoke to him then. He's in the Navy ROTC, which means he wears a uniform every Wednesday (yum), one of the best days of the week, in my opinion. Anyway, I see him around on campus a lot, and just like I recognize him, I can see that he recognizes me. But he's so short! Sorry, that's superficial of me. Bad, Jessica, bad!

My first exam is on Tuesday, so I'll start studying a little tomorrow. Maybe. I'm going down to Clayton for game night with Thomas and his friends. I'm flying solo because someone needs to "study," and simply can't come with me. Whatever. After that, maybe I'll start studying. Right now, I'm doing my laundry, and frantically working out the latest development in the plot of my new story. I just had this really cool idea earlier today that has the potential to unify and drive my story, and I have to get it all out and written before it vanishes.