4.01.2010

Was it just me or was "How to Train Your Dragon" extremely good? I didn't really have any intention of seeing it, but when I awoke from a short catnap in front of the TV to a 'First Look' feature on the movie I figured it was worth my time. That short little half an hour of interviews with the actors and developers really sold me. The concept alone was great. Kind of around the lines of living in fear of something that you don't really know or understand so you naturally assume things (which in this case were negative ideas) to fill in that void. Which in turn, you loose that fear because you made it become familiar to you. Interesting right? Or did I just completely confuse you. It's obvious that I'm not the best person to explain this brainy stuff, but ask my psychology professor from college. He nailed it spot on, and for someone like me to understand it is impressive. Anyways, yes the movie was great (especially in IMAX 3D). Oh and did I mention I saw the cutest couple when I was walking out. These two guys, probably around my age or a year or two younger, holding arm in arm. So damn cute! You can tell they were in total bliss, especially towards each other. It was all in their eyes...

And talking about young love; I am so excited for Justin on Ugly Betty. His first boyfriend! Yay! That kiss was filmed so perfectly. You could feel that slight first kiss awkwardness in the scene, mixed with the adrenaline rush from not really knowing what's going on but still going with it kind of a thing. Yeah, loved it. So sad the show will be coming to an end. Watching Betty blossom into this strong confident woman without losing herself or who she is in the process is so empowering. She is seriously an inspiration... or as Hamburger would say a 'thinspiration.' Hopefully my 'betty' transformation will come too :)

In other news, I finally found those damn Korean chopsticks I have been bitching about for months! You see, I ate at this Korean restaurant (Genwa to be exact) and feel completely in love with their chopsticks. It's metal, so it has great weight to it when you use it, and their flat which gives it a modern feel. So I went to Koreantown this past weekend (or K-Town as the locals here call it) and went looking for it. It was my first time shopping in the district so I figure I would try my best to blend in with the locals because of my unfamiliarity with the area and such. WRONG! No matter what I wore I would not have blended in. It was one of those elephant-in-the-room moments. **Ugh gosh I knew I should have called in a buffer. Anyways, I had no luck finding them. I found a few that were similar, but it just wasn't the ones I wanted. So I just called the restaurant a few days later and flat out asked where the heck they buy their chopsticks from. I gave my entire sob story of trying to find them to this woman (whom I'm sure didn't understand a word I was saying) just to make sure she knew how, lets face it, crazy I was about these things. I got the location from her and I was there an hour later. After digging a bit through piles of chopsticks of all different types, I finally found them. I was so excited to use them that night that I bought myself some BBQ chicken from Whole Foods. Ooooh was ono... and my wrist looked so handsome when I used them :)