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My weekend was terrible. I’ve never been so frustrated and upset. I’m still so mad about things that I just can’t go into details or I’ll explode. Again. But I have the best husband ever. I couldn’t do this alone. This year, we’re going to make it happen. We’re going sell my condo this year and get ourselves our own house. And say goodbye to evil condo associations.

And on a much happier note, my brother and his family are finally moving back to California from North Carolina! My nephew is going to spend a week with my parents while my brother and sister-in-law get themselves settled in their new home in Northern California. It’s going to be so nice to have them closer to us. Not across the country. And I can’t wait to take my nephew to Legoland…

Speaking of Lego, this guy has the most awesome photos from Toy Fair 2006 of all the new Lego sets coming out this year. It’s an overload of fun!

From Michelle…

Four jobs I’ve had:
1. Receptionist/research assistant
2. Writing Tutor
3. Writing/Teaching Assistant
4. Web Developer

Four movies I can watch over and over:
1. Velvet Goldmine
2. Party Girl
3. Center Stage
4. Clueless

Four places I’ve lived:
1. Childhood home and my current condo in Culver City, CA
2. Various dorms, apartments, condos, and houses in Santa Cruz, CA
… and that’s it.

Four TV Shows I love:
1. Roswell
2. That 70′s Show
3. The x-files
4. My So-Called Life

Four places I’ve vacationed:
1. Marco Island, Florida
2. the Grand Canyon, Arizona
3. Oaxaca, Mexico
4. Maui, Hawaii

Four of my favorite dishes:
1. Crab Cakes
2. Sushi
3. Japanese Curry
4. Pad Thai

Four sites I visit daily:
1. Gmail.com
2. IMDB.com
3. JRMfansite Message Board
4. Yahoo News

Four places I would rather be right now:
1. Joshua Tree
2. Vancouver
3. At home, relaxing with Remi
4. Front row, center stage, watching Duran Duran performing

Four albums you can’t live without:
1. Duran Duran – Rio
2. Fiona Apple – Tidal
3. Blur – Modern Life is Rubbish
4. James – Getting Away With It: Live

If you choose to do this, leave a comment so I can read it. Otherwise, thanks for reading mine.

We went sailing yesterday off Dana Point. It was beautifully clear and warm. I managed to avoid the usual sea sickness that always plagues me. After a few hours of sailing, we came back into the harbor and had a little bbq of kebobs and pineapple. It was a magical day.

…And I’ve jumped on the flickr bandwagon. Testing it out and so far, me likey. I think this will be a better way for me to post photos from time to time. Er, I hope.

This time last year, Remi and I went down to the Beverly Hills courthouse and got married. We’re not making too big a deal out of it since we want July 10 to be our “real” anniversary, but it’s still sweet to think we’ve been married for a year now. And couldn’t be happier.

I actually watched the Grammy’s this year. I normally will only tune in for a minute or two, get disgusted and change the channel pronto.

From the opening seconds, I got hooked for some unexplainable reason. The show wasn’t any better than previous years and the winners were mostly generic and lame. And don’t get me started on U2 winning as many awards as they did. Makes my blood boil.

But what I did enjoy was seeing Fiona Apple looking gorgeous and how amazing Christina did. She looked great and sounded fabulous. And getting see Damon on US television. Ok, so they only showed him for a brief second when Gorillaz were up for an award, but still. And his voice opened the show!

I had been so looking forward to the opening performance. And the portion with Gorillaz did not disappoint. It was hilarious and cheeky and I couldn’t believe they got away with it. Loved every second. I was however, disappointed that Madonna didn’t interact more with Gorillaz. She was hot but it would have been more interesting if she had done something different than yet another performance of Hung Up – that’s she done before almost the exact same way. Oh well.

Coldplay were just ho-hum for me too. I did like that Chris tried to give Jonny the spotlight when he went out into the audience. But it was ruined when the stupid people doing the lights didn’t even put a light on Jonny when he went into his solo.

Other random musings: Teri Hatcher would be gorgeous if she only gained 10 pounds. Kayne West is the new Michael Jackson. He’s a FREAK. Joss Stone is Joss Lame. Kelly Clarkson’s speeches were terribly cute. The show was too freaking LONG. I can’t believe I watched the whole thing. Next year, I’m only downloading the performances I want to check out. I vow not to get sucked in again. Yep.

So I don’t live in London… which means I can’t spend my Valentine’s Day with OK Go. I had no idea that their last album isn’t coming out in the UK until Feb. 13. Crazy.

At least they are playing Jimmy Kimmel on March 1. And I’ll be there for sure.

The Oscar nominations didn’t get me all that excited. Very predictable. I’m happy that Brokeback Mountain is getting the attention it deserves but there are other films I have to say I enjoyed more from last year like Match Point.

But what did get me excited are the nominations for the Golden Groundhog. A great idea that I’m so glad to see is happening. It’s a way to spotlight little films that don’t have the backing of studios and savvy marketing but are still worthy and incredible in their own right. Mirrormask is on the list. If you didn’t get a chance to see this (and really hardly anyone did), it comes out on DVD on Valentine’s Day. It is easily one of the best films I’ve ever seen. And was by far the best film of 2006 for me.

And now Remi knows what will be the best present he could get me for Valentine’s Day.