christmas with the godfather

well... i made it. i'm officially 28. and i've been super moody the last couple of days. i've been trying to determine whether it's because i'm having issues dealing with this new age (an age that for some reason sounds REALLY old to me right now), or if it's because it's almost christmas and the only preparation i've done is buying gifts FOR burton WITH burton, or if it's PMS... or maybe i'm pregnant (that is not an announcement... just to clarify)... i have no idea what's going on, but one second i'm really happy about life and the next second i'm pouting about having to go grocery shopping (ok... realistically, i always pout about grocery shopping, but you know what i mean). anyway, highs and lows all week... it's driving me bonkers.

but i do love this time of year. our christmas tree is up, and i've invested in some great christmas music this year (check out sarah mclachlan's new album "wintersong"... you'll love it)... and my first online christmas purchase for burton just arrived in the mail today and is neatly tucked under my bed (for those of you concerned about this divulgence of information, i assure you that burton hardly has time to read the things he's assigned at school right now much less waste time reading the ramblings he gets to hear all day long). anyway, it's beginning to look a lot like christmas... (aw cute).

random subject change... i watched the godfather for the first time in my entire life. loved it. still loving it actually as we're half way through the godfather 2 now. and i'm loving that one also. seriously, i found myself laughing at parts that were far from funny simply because i have seen them mocked so many times in other movies and it was just so strange to know i was watching the origination of those scenes. amazing. love marlon brando, al pacino, robert de niro... and diane keaton... holy crap. she's much hotter at 60 than she was in the 70s. anyway, if you haven't seen it, or you haven't seen it in awhile, curl up with a warm blanket and a hot chocolate and settle in for a little horse head and oranges (if you haven't seen it... aren't you just a little curious now!?). i actually used a quote from it today on a business call. someone was asking how we were going to get a certain individual to do something... and i said "we'll make him an offer he can't refuse"... i got a few chuckles... mostly from the new yorker i work with who had been shocked and almost appauled earlier when i told him i had only just seen the movie for the first time this past week. anyway, it's great... "i know it was you fredo! you broke my heart! you broke my heart!" so awesome.

disclaimer: i just realized that i have to admit i watched the godfather on a clearplay DVD player which edits movies and makes them not so violent and vulgar, etc etc. so by the R rating my assumption is that there is probably a lot of things in the movie i didn't see or hear that many may find offensive if they watch it unedited... so, be warned. :)