alien arm

hi there.

okay, this also has to be a quick one while he's away, because i'm tired and have to go to bed.

BUT! i just wanted to give you some quick movie reviews.

so tonight, Courtney and i took our two residents to the drive-in movies in scenic Weirs Beach, NH. i had driven past this theater many, many times, but had never gone until tonight!

it was a windy drive to get there. we took route 4 east, to route 104 east, to route 3 south. easy, but windy. great views of the mountains and various lakes, though. some parts were really beautiful.

so, it was a fun night. we got a great parking spot and then got out and walked along the beach. OH, we were seeing District 9 and The Ugly Truth.

the movie started probably just after 8pm. not too bad. District 9 was first.

DISTRICT 9: so, i really didn't want to see this movie. i didn't think any of the previews looked good. it just looked too scary and too much of the same thing. but, whatever. i was pretty nervous to see it.

i really liked it. it was a really cool story. just like, super interesting. and the aliens were incredible. you would think they were just guys in alien suits. they looked so real. probably comparable to Aslan from the Narnia movies. i don't know how they get him to look so real.

the main guy was really good. he was super cute and nerdy. and just like, a good guy. and he became friend with the alien named Christopher. basically, District 9 = bromance.

my favorite part about the movie was watching the aliens communicate with the humans. they had their own language which was like, juicy clicking sounds. but they could understand english and the humans could understand their language. it was all very cool to watch.

good music. reminded me of Black Hawk Down.

and it really wasn't scary at all. i really had no idea what the actual story was, but once it was clear, i thought, "oh, this isn't going to be scary, it's going to be violent and bloody." but, it wasn't really even that violent or bloody. not like Watchmen. YUCK.

anyways, i give it four stars. **** out of five.

next was,

THE UGLY TRUTH: man, Katherine Heigl is really beautiful. but, after she said all those mean things about being in Knocked Up and about Judd Apatow, i don't know why she would do this movie.

the movie was about her and Gerard Butler and he would just tell her how to act, how to dress and what to say, so guys would like her more. and he was this super jerk on tv, but not really off camera. and he hated her, and she hated him. but, then he liked her because she turned into what he wanted her to. and then, whatever. i don't think their relationship will last.

but ya know, it was a pretty good movie. she had the best friend who looked like Judy Greer, but wasn't. i guess i liked it, i just didn't really understand it. and like, i ended up liking both of the characters, but i couldn't understand why they liked each other. that was the thing that tripped me up.


overall - great night at the movies!!!! and i kept thinking, "drive-ins are great! you can bring any kind of food in that you want!!" AND, you get to see two movies for the price of one!!! on a giant screen. what a great deal! everyone wins!


so then comes the scariest part of the night. probably the scariest experience i have had in a while. well, probably in a week since seeing the skunk. no, this was way scarier.

so, we're driving home on the windy roads. which are now pitch black because it's after midnight. and, we're driving around a curve in the road, and the light from the headlights shines into someone's driveway and something in the driveway is illuminated. tall. standing at the very end. brown, shiny coat. big ears.

IT'S A MOOSE.

we saw an effing moose!!!!!! if it had been any closer to the road, i probably would have had to swerve out of the way. OMG, it was terrifying.

it's only the second moose i've ever seen in my life. the first was in Canada. so, i guess it was the first American moose i've ever seen. it was so scary. afterwards i got all hott, like i had a fever and my heart was beating so, so fast. i'm not kidding. my hands were shaking. i think it was because it happened so fast. like, around the curve and BAM there's a moose.

i don't wish it upon anyone. i mean, my absolute worst fear while driving is seeing a deer. and it's deer because i NEVER EVER think i would EVER see a moose while driving. what are the chances? so this was like seeing a pack of deer. that's how horrible it was.

i hope i don't have any moose or deer nightmares tonight. i have lots of deer nightmares. if you read through my dream journal, you'll see. there are lots of dreams about deer.

anyways. i'm tired now and i'm going to bed. Emily and David are coming to visit today! i'm super excited to see them.

more later!!!!

hope your saturday was great and mooseless!!!!

love,
Julie