Some More Progress

A lot of these are little things, but they were on my list, so they still count. Note: Potential spoilers are below, so if you don't want to know about the following books/movies, skip this section.

Books:
Gone with the Wind is 99% done. I find it a bit frustrating to read, especially after Rhett and Scarlet get married. I want to jump into the book and shake both of them for being stupid. They both love each other but can't give the other person the satisfaction of knowing that, so they instead make each other miserable.
And, because I like to relate everything back to Gossip Girl, their relationship is much like that of Blaire and Chuck. Rhett is a rogue like Chuck, and engages the company of prostitutes, etc, and it was pretty scandelous when Rhett and Scarlet got together. AND Rhett has not yet told Scarlet he loves her (he did once when he was drunk, but Scarlet didn't let herself believe him.) Very much Chuck and Blaire a la Season One. I think when I finish this I'm going to have to read the follow up book Scarlet, to see if she redeems herself and stops acting like a silly, helpless woman, which is the complete antithesis of her character in the first 3/4 of the book. I have more to write on this, but I'll wait until I'm actually done with the book.

Movies (one movie for each letter of the alphabet)
A: Angels and Demons- MUCH better than Davinci Code. I think the fact that the whole movie spans 7 hours helps keep the pace snappy. Davinci Code draaaggged. They changed the ending of Angels and Demons to make it more realistic, which I was happy about (if you've read the book, you know what I'm referring to.)

U: Up- Another great movie from Disney and Pixar. However, I was looking forward to sitting down to watch a lighthearted, fun movie, and I was CRYING within the first 5 minutes. I continued to cry intermittently throughout the rest of the movie. Please, please someone tell me you've seen it too and had the same reaction. Jamie was amazed that I cried so much, but even though it was cute and funny, the whole underlying premise of the movie was just so sad.

Y: Year One- I definitely did NOT cry during this movie :) If you like Michael Cera, you will really like this movie. Picture a classic Michael Cera character- awkward, quiet, unintentionally funny- trying to be a successful caveman. Jack Black is pretty good too. This was a fun, mindless movie that was highly entertaining. Two opposable thumbs up.

Some things from my list that are coming down the pipe:
Going to Wisconson! One of the things on my list is to visit 2 states I've never been to before. Yesterday, my work booked me and three other people to go to Wisconsin for software training. woo hoo! It's only for 3 days, and it's in January, but it will still be exciting.

Disney Half Marathon: I'm supposed to run a half marathon every year. I ran Newport in 2009, and Disney I will be running in January 2010. I'm back up to running 6 miles, and will run 7 this weekend. The trip should be a blast. I also have to run a race every 2 months, which means I need to find a nice little race to run in this month... can't wait to run in the snow :)

How's everyone else doing with their lists?