Pan's Labyrinth (El Laberinto del Fauno)

I just got back from watching this movie. It is absolutely beautiful and sad and did I mention beautiful? It is not even opening night and the theatre was packed and the audience clapped in parts and laughed in parts and got uncomfortable in parts and clapped at the end and we all cried.
*sigh*
Go see this movie. Now.


Tonight I am going to go see Flannel Pajamas. We'll see how that goes. The reviews are so mixed I don't know what to expect, but I am keeping my fingers crossed.

Best of 2006 (Finally getting around to it)

The best Rock show I saw in 2006:
Most definitely Ben Folds at The Paramount. Perfection.

The best acoustic show I saw in 2006:
Jon Auer and Harvey Danger at Cafe Largo

The best record I bought in 2006:
Regina Spektor - Begin to Hope

Best guilty pleasure song of 2006:
Justin Timberlake - Sexyback

Best sappy chick song of 2006:
Breath Me - Sia

Best Mixed CD of 2006:
Antithesis Xmas (Still need to give to several of my friends. Oops!)

The best dinner I ate in 2006:
Ceders in the U- Best Indian food ever- always and forever- foodgasm

Best breakfast in 2006:
Sourdough Mining Co in Alaska. All you can eat brunch buffet of anything
you could imagine. SCARY!

Best party of 2006:
My Birthday party!

Best surprise visit of 2006:
Mira came to visit from London!

Best trip of 2006:
The week we spent in Alaska

Best Girl's Night in 2006:
Drunken Karaoke at Shin Lin with Licia, Amie & Holly followed by a slumber
party.

Best surprise random DVD rental of 2006:
9 Lives (I bought it right away)

Best movie I saw in the theatre in 2006:
Little Miss Sunshine

Best play I saw in 2006:
The Pillowman

Best Ballet I saw in 2006:
The PNB Nutcracker

Best trashy airplane read (purchased at the airport at the last second) of 2006:
The Devil Wears Prada

Best series finale (on DVD) of 2006:
The finale of 6 Feet Under. I could not stop crying.

Best outfit of 2006:
My new years outfit that I found at a vintage store on accident.

Best lipstick of 2006:
Mac- Viva Glam

Best time killer in 2006:
The Sims 2 (How I wish I would have never discovered this game)

Best PS2 game of 2006:
Dance Dance Revolution (I totally kick ass at this game now! It also has become a major source of cardio in my life! Guitar Hero is a close second, will probably make the 2007 list.)

Proudest mommy moment of 2006:
Parent Teacher conferences. My kid is so awesome!

To Be Continued...

Baby Love! Welcome Wasabi & Walnut!

Today we got a new baby. After losing the two mice in December we had a sad and empty habitat. We were at the pet store today and totally fell in love with this little baby Dwarf Hamster. The photo is not him, but looks like him. He is just settling in, so I didn't want to give him a photo shoot just yet.
We named him Wasabi!
I'm excited to learn more about Dwarf Hamsters as I have never had one before today. Their diets are almost identical to gerbils, but they don't like to share space like Gerbils do. We were originally getting two babies but the pet store lady said they don't like sharing when they reach adulthood. Oh well.
He is so cute! He doesn't have a tail and he has the cutest little tushie when he waddles around the cage.
Hooray for cute and fuzzies!

EDIT*
We have a 2nd Dwarf Hamster now. After we got home last eve I did some research and it turns out the lady who swore that we should not have two was wrong. This is true with the more common breed, but the breed we have is a social breed and prefers to have a friend! So I had Jon run back to the pet store this morning and buy one of Wasabi's brothers. Now we have Walnut. He is a lighter color than Wasabi. I went home for lunch to hang out with them. They are so cute hanging out together. Like two fuzzy little peas in a pod!