out of africa

"She could be hurt, or worse!"
"I imagine she knows that."

picking insects off leaves

i just sent an apology email to a guy i went on one date with 3 years ago, because i was kind of a bitch to him and never explained why at the time (there was a reason that had nothing to do with him). i'm not sure if it's a good idea to rehash stuff like that so long after the fact but i figure saying nice things to people is never a bad idea. if you have nothing good to say, keep it to yourself but if you have something good to say, you should always, always say it. making people feel good makes you feel good :)

i'm almost finished knitting my very first scarf and it looks pretty lovely if i may say so myself. today i met my first whitewing crossbill at work and tomorrow i am going on a 4 hour field trip to look at waterfowl. all i want to do lately is go to the movies and as much as i love going to movies alone, i have these dumb 2 for 1 passes that i have to use up before the end of the month and i'm not having an easy time finding movie dates. everyone is too busy, poor, or has bad cinematic taste. check out this madly cute spider pic that made my day.

love should be free and encouraged

i just saw one of the most incredible movies i've ever witnessed. it was passionate, interesting, informative, moving, entertaining...it was Milk, starring sean penn, and two of my biggest hollywood crushes, james franco and emile hirsch. it's based on a true story about Harvey Milk, who is basically the man responsible for starting the gay civil rights movement in san fransisco in the 70s. it really just a story about people fighting to be who they are in a country so full of hate and fear. but it was really beautiful. the acting and story were just incredible. i really can't say enough good about this film. it a great movie to see if you are a gay rights supporter but really important to see for people who don't understand or feel comfortable with the gay lifestyle because i think it portrays the characters in a really relatable way. 7 thumbs up and i hope (and expect) that it will get oscar nods along the board. go see it tonight!



in other news, tonight is going to be all about pad thai, 3D cartoons and kissing :) my favs!