That's So Raven!

I finally did it. I caved, and I shouldn't have, and I couldn't be happier!

With my tax returns, I seriously bought an iPod. Welcome to the 21st century, Christinia.

The perks of waiting this long are this: I've learned from others that I didn't need the biggest one; my iPod was seriously engraved; it's skinnier than previous incantations; and it's black.

I love this little bugger and it's been in operation for all of 36 hours.

I'm not going to lie; I had some help in getting it set up with my computer but since I knew it was coming, I spent a weekend downloading the most important CDs from my collection. During the course of the next few weeks as I re-alphabetize (and update my database), I will probably add more.

I am so f-ing excited. My life is now complete.

In an unrelated matter (this phrase will probably be on my tombstone, considering how much I use it in my commission articles), I watched three movies during the past three days. They are as follows (with short reviews):

1. Uh, The Enron Documentary, whatever it's called, something about the smartest guys in the room -- While I can't say I was kept in rapt attention, I definitely found the whole story interesting, especially given how little I knew about this huge scandal. It'd be neat to go back in time and re-read some of the later articles I read on it now that I have context. I recommend it to anybody who cares enough about figuring out what the hell happened to sit still for 1 hour and 45 minutes. If nothing else, there is one "dramatization" scene where you see strippers.

2. The Secret Lives of Dentists -- It's been on my list for awhile, since Nate recommended it, but I finally got around to it. I must admit that there was some heavy-handed use of symbolism with the rings being in every shot. Of course, for a movie about marriage and adultery, I guess there should be some mentioning of rings. There is a limit, though. Anyway, I don't want to ruin it in case there are other people interesting in seeing it but I'm not sure I agree with the ending but I don't think it should have ended any differently. For those of you confused, Campbell Scott thinks his wife is having an affair; he then creates an alter-ego to deal with it; he then acts a little bizarre (of course, having a breakdown will do that to you); and then he, his wife, and their children all get the flu.

3. Annie Hall -- Okay, spare me the lecture. I know it's pathetic that I've never seen this movie. That's really all I can say. I know everyone has seen it; I knew from what I'd heard about that I'd probably like it; why did it take until I was almost 25 to finally sit down and watch it? I don't know. Favorite scene (at least on the first watch): when they make a lobster dinner together. Adorable.

Anyway, thunder's rumbling. This means I should shut down my computer in case the lights go out. That and it's almost bed time. Night night.