ITS BACK!!!

That was hilarious. We were both sitting on the couch, watching Scrubs on TV, trying to decide what to do with ourselves...than we hear a little *beep*. Took me a moment to realize that the *beep* was my email being RECEIVED!!!!!!!! WE HAVE INTERNETZ!

*phew* So much to tell you. But first, to read all these emails!

TRU Midnight Madness

Amy and I went to the Midnight Madness toy release on Friday night at the Columbia Toys R Us. It was a total blast.

The trip started out with a good omen. We stopped to get some iced coffee from Dunkin Donuts and their cash register was jammed so they gave it to us for free! We got to the store around 10:30. My peeps from the DCSWCC were there, hanging out, waiting. (I believe Jay was podcasting live for Force.net). Members of the Old Line Garrison of the 501st and the Terrapin Base of the Rebel Legion were there in costume, distracting us as we waited outside. It was a gorgeous evening.

Anyway, I got a really good haul. Grabbed all the new Galactic Heroes (Slave Leia/R2-D2 w serving tray, Plo Koon/Captain Jag, Jar-Jar/Destroyer Droid, Shaak Ti/Magnaguard), 2 Galactic Heroes playsets (Jabba's palace and Assault on the Death Star), managed to find a Clone Wars Yoda, snagged the new Padme Evolutions, and gave in to temptation and bought the 40 pc. school supply set (though they cheated and counted each sticker, crayon, and pencil seperately...not really 40. Still worth it for the Yoda coin purse and Yoda notebook).

Total blast as always. Can't wait to see what sort of video Frank puts together for this one!

Here are a handful of photos I took. I look like a crazy fangirl but I was having a total blast. :)

On Vox: movie thoughts: The Spiderwick Chronicles

The Spiderwick Chronicles (Widescreen Edition)

I have not read any of the Spiderwick series, but let me tell you, as soon as this movie hit, all 5 of the books were checked out.  From what I understand, the movie covers the entire series. 

When people talk about "family" movies, I tend to cringe.  So many movies that market themselves as "family" these days are code for shows that are overly cute or just plain unwatchable.  Apart from Pixar films, I tend to eye anything for "families" suspiciously.  Which is why The Spiderwick Chronicles was such a pleasant surprise.

The story is intriguing, with characters you can relate to, and enough action/adventure to keep everyone interested.  I actually heard myself gasp "Oh no!" during one moment, making myself realize I had been completely sucked in to the movie.  Plus, all my childhood memories of magical stories, especially Labyrinth, were running through my head.  I think this film has the potential to be like that for kids that are the "right" age. 

I definitely recommend checking this one out.  If you don't have kids, it might be a fun rental for a popcorn night.  If you do have any elementary age kids running around your house, you should probably buy the DVD and pick up the books all in the same trip.  This movie could be their gateway into many fantastical adventures.

Originally posted on orangerful.vox.com