A Total Waste of Makeup

Whenever I used to say, "I wish it was Friday" or similar around my stepfather he would always say, "You're wishing away time." At first I thought that was BS, but as I've gotten older I agree with it. I shouldn't wish the days of my life away (with some exceptions), just for the sake of getting to sleep in the next day. However, this hasn't stopped me from saying "one more day" to myself on Thursday morning when I'm dragging my ass out of bed.

We all know how quickly time passes. I always remember a passage in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire where JK Rowling described time passing sometimes slowly when you were excited about something and then galloping at great speed towards an event Harry was dreading. Every year I am amazed at how quickly Christmas seems to come - and then my birthday which puts me further into my 30s. Stupid time. But actually, there are several things over course of the next few days, weeks, and months that I'm wicked excited about and therefore, warrants a blog post because inquiring minds want to know.

August 2 - Midnight release of Breaking Dawn
Remember how I talked about my love of Twilight a couple months ago? By now, most of you should have heard about this crazy little I-heart-a-teenage-vampire series and not just because I wrote about it, but because it has reached fever pitch between the movie marketing (what's up, crazy peeps at Comic Con?) and the last book (most Twilight sites shut down their comments for the last two weeks so people won't post spoilers). The fourth and final book of the saga is being released. At midnight. Amongst Breaking Dawn parties at bookstores across the country. I'll be at one with a friend, and although I'm not participating in the theme of the evening, I am firmly on Team Edward and will tell anyone who asks. I won't get a tattoo though. Unless it's removable.

2. August 12 - Radiohead show #3
And more important, my BFF Co will come spend the week with me in the fair Metro DC area. We're hauling it up to NJ for the night, because let's face it. It takes the same amount of time to get in and out of Nissan Pavillion than it does to cross a couple of state lines.

3. End of August - Vacation
The beach. Nothing to do. Nothing else to say.


4. September 14 - New Season of Entourage
This is my most favorite-st show. I'd like to say that it beats out Lost, but I think they're so different so there's no comparison. I've already re-watched seasons 1-3 in about 12 days a couple of weeks ago. Why HBO hasn't released season 4 on DVD, I don't know. Helloooo? People will BUY IT. Anyway, can't wait to see what Vince and the boys get into this season even though the way they talk about women scares the bejesus out of me. The big 'ole crush I have on Adrian Grenier helps though.

5. November 21 - Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
The trailer just dropped this morning (thanks Co for the text this morning as it wasn't on my muggle radar) and I LOVE IT. It's very different than any other HP trailer. I've questioned the recasting of Dumbledore the last two movies for two specific moments: in Goblet of Fire, after Harry's name has been drawn out of the Goblet, Dumbledore grabs him and bends him backwards over a table demanding to know if he put his name in. Dumbledore would never do that. Then in Order of the Phoenix, after he's told that Professor Trelawney she can stay and all the students are still watching the spectacle he says, "Don't you have studying to do?" and stomps off. WTF? I know they are two small things, but that's just it. Two small things they could have easily made more Dumbledore-ian. This is what I want to do in another life - make movies from books and actually stay true to them. Anyway, this trailer looks more promising for Dumbledore.



6. December 12 - Twilight
The movie drops. We've already gotten two trailers, too much behind the scenes footage (seriously, you've practically seen the whole movie), a ton of coverage and even more screaming girls and women. I'm a little nervous the movie won't live up to what's in my head, but still. It's Robert Pattinson. I mean, erm, it's Twilight. WITH Rob Pattinson.



So yeah, these are the things I'm excited about. Now that I've written it all out, I don't wonder why I haven't been on a date in months. Maybe the Radiohead show scores me cool points...how about loving Entourage? Anyone? Ah yes, there goes my phone now...