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Well, it probably seemed like I had abandoned this blog, but I haven't. I have just cruelly neglected it for a couple of weeks. Give me a break though, I am a busy woman. Quite a bit of progress has been made wedding wise. My dear friend Terra Stafford took some bridal portraits for me yesterday, so I got to practice wearing my dress and shoes. I can't wait to see them! Also, our rehearsal dinner is booked, flowers are pretty much planned, and invitations are sent (as of today).

All we really have left to decide on is music, so we plan on doing that soon. It feels so good to have most of the planning done! Also, Andrew and I got some good news. We found out that he gets to move into our future apartment several weeks before they had originally told us. We thought we were going to have to move in the day after getting back from the honeymoon, which was going to be crazy, but now we get to move everything in and get it all organized beforehand. Yay!

I can't decide exactly what accessories I want to wear on the wedding day, but it is going to be cold and I will probably want to be wearing some sort of jacket during some of the pictures. I like this look:
So we will see if I can find something like this. Anyways, I will try to post more often, but I am not making any promises! :)

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Three Incredibly Awesome Female Characters

These are the women that I always wish I could dress up as for Halloween, but their costumes are too expensive- or too revealing. These are the women that don't need to be saved by their buff man-friend, and who often end up saving the man and kick a lot of butt to do so.

First, there's Trinity. I have loved her since I first watched the Matrix in 7th grade. If anyone has seen the first scene of the Matrix, you would understand why she is so awesome. Also, she does all of her butt-kicking in tight leather. Impressive.

Then, there is Uma Thurman as Beatrix Kiddo, or "The Bride" in Kill Bill Volume 1, Volume 2, and in a few years, Volume 3. Anyone remember when she pulls out her nemesis's eye and steps on it? She is a beast in these movies. I also love her as Poison Ivy.

Oh, how I love Mystique. Whenever people ask me what superhero power I would have, I don't say I would fly or breath underwater, I say that I would be a shapeshifter like Mystique. Also, there is something strangely awesome about her scaly blue skin.

Anyways- there they are.

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I love making lists, and I love movies. Therefore, as often as I can, I am going to post some sort of list about movies. This list has been in the making for several days now, and a lot of thought and outside input has been put into it. So here it goes.

The 5 Greatest Movie Villains (in my humble opinion)

5. Agent Smith in The Matrix
There is just something in his voice that makes your hair stand on end. Also, it helps that he is played by Hugo Weaving, who also happens to be Lord Elrond in LOTR and V in V for Vendetta, two of my other favorite movies. Three very epic roles! In fact, I just realized that this guy is in 3 out of my top ten movies. I must like him.

4. Colonel Hans Landa in Inglourious Basterds
He was played by Christoph Waltz, who is pretty much just in foreign films other than this one, but I expect that he will be in a lot more American films now. I think part of what made him so terrifying was how proper he always was as he dealt out death. He got an Oscar for the role, and I think it was well-deserved. I think most people would agree that the first scene of this movie is one of the most intense in Hollywood history.

3. Kevin the Cannibal in Sin City
Elijah Wood is kind of freaky in the first place, but in this movie he pounces around silently with his eyes whited out and he eats the flesh of women for breakfast, which makes him just plain frightening. This is pretty much a representation of what Frodo would have become had he let the ring consume him.

2. Anton Chigurh in No Country for Old Men
This guy came very close to first place for me. He is completely stoic and emotionless and takes pleasure in making people very, very nervous. The gas station scene in this movie definitely competes with the first scene of Inglourious Basterds in measurement of tension. This creepy guy was played by Javier Bardem, who also happens to play Julia Roberts' lover in Eat, Pray, Love. How strange.

1. The Joker in The Dark Knight
And finally, (everyone should have known it was coming), there's Heath Ledger, as the Joker. Everything about his character, from his mannerisms to his voice to his appearance, was freaky, and he somehow managed to be entertaining at the same time. Amazing performance, fantastic villain.

Well, there you have it. Feel free to tell me who else should have been on this list! My dear roommate Karissa informed me that Cruella Deville should have been on this list because, "She kills and skins puppies!" That's a pretty good argument if you ask me.

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Audrey's Oddities

In this post, I have decided to list some strange things about myself. I am actually just finding out a few of these things after asking my roommates for input.


1. I don't listen to music in the car... not any. My radio stays off. I occasionally listen to stuff on a long drive, but when just driving around town, I sing. That's right, I belt out a few specific songs continually, like I would never do in front of anyone. Some of my favorites to sing are "I am 16, Going on 17" from the Sound of Music, and "Poor Unfortunate Soul" and "Part of that World" from the Little Mermaid. It is a great feeling to sing with no reservations.

2. Apparently I take showers at random times. I did not know this, but I am told that I will get up in the middle of a conversation or task, and go take a shower.

3. I unconsciously make bird and squirrel noises. This may sound strange, but if you know me, then you probably know what I mean.

4. I tend to not like bread and meat together. I don't like hamburgers or hot dogs or sandwiches... unless it is chicken. I am also okay with tacos, but other than that, I really do not enjoy the combination.

5. I don't sleep with sheets. I sleep with a fitted sheet and a comforter. That is what I have always done, so it doesn't seem strange to me, but apparently it is odd.

Alright, now you can all judge me and call me a bad art major for not being music crazy, and call me a weirdo for my lack of sheets and sandwiches, but you'll get over it, because I am sure you are strange too. :)

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So here are my 3 costumes from this weekend:

1. I wore this one to work. I am Flo, from the Progressive commercials, if you can't figure that out.


2. This was for the Pi Halloween party. Adrienne and I were old ladies, and attractive ones too.

3. And last but not least, Andrew and I were Zombie Bride and Groom tonight at Heather's party. We were not cute.


So, in summary, it has been a great weekend. I am looking forward to tomorrow though when I won't be dressed up unattractively. Also, feel free to take the poll saying which costume was your favorite.

I can't think of anything that I can give a shout out to tonight, because I am tired. Therefore I am now going to bed. Oh! And I only worked out once this week. Nice.

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I am very excited for this weekend... I get to dress up for Halloween 3 different times! I haven't decided how to dress up for Heather's party on Saturday night, but I know what I am wearing to work tomorrow and to the Pi party tomorrow night. Pictures to come.

Bad Rap Shout Out

Here's something that has really gotten a bad rap over the past few years: parting your hair down the middle. It is true that most of the time, it is just not cute. But let's not swear it off forever. It wasn't considered such a fashion faux pas in the past, and there are quite a few celebrities who pull it off really well.



Also, trends tend to happen in cycles, so just wait, someday all of our kids are going to be laughing at us with our lame side parts and swoop bangs. So I encourage you all to be a trend setter and start parting your hair down the middle. Of course, I am not going to, but let's face it, I'm a follower.

So there is my shout out to the middle part- maybe someday you will be cool again.

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I just noticed something. The Rangers have the same tagline as Mid-America Christian University. Probably only people living around Oklahoma City know of that school, and possibly not even very many of them, because their billboards just have a huge "M" and say "It's Time". Although, they recently seemed to have realized how uninformative their billboards were, because they went back and added their website. Good for them.

Nothing much is happening in the world of wedding. We had dinner with Annaleise and Michael (who is marrying us) tonight and chatted a bit about what we want him to say, but we don't really have anything specific in mind. He pledged that he would not call me Adrienne when marrying us, and that is all I require.

Bad Rap Shout Out

And now for a very random shout-out. There are some things in this world that get a really bad rap (and yes it is "rap", not "wrap", I looked it up) and I think that they are under appreciated. So I would like to take some time in each post to call these things to our attention so that we can better appreciate them.


This is a shout out to iceberg lettuce. Just because it isn't as healthy as other types of lettuce, doesn't mean it is unhealthy. It also has a nice crunch to it that I very much enjoy and that I feel other types of lettuce are lacking in. So don't deny yourself some crunchy iceberg lettuce just because romaine is a little higher in nutritional value.