Fun Lady....what?

So, now that I am another year older and another year wiser, I have decided that it might be time to start lying about my age.

I was speaking with a girl from work today. She just graduated from college and is the ripe old age of 24. She is trying to decide if she wants to go to grad school because she still hasn't decided what she wants to be "when she grows up". I told her not to worry about it because I am still trying to decide what I want to be when I grow up too. She started laughing and told me that I am such a "fun lady".

Without her knowing it, she just called me the most offensive name I can think of. I am not a "lady"...I am still a "girl", aren't I??? Well, maybe not a "girl", but a "young woman" or a "young adult" at the least, right??? It is the same feeling I get when I go to a restaurant or a store and the clerk or waitress calls me "ma'am". I am not a "ma'am"! I am a "miss"! When did I get old??? I am not sure, but it is really kind of depressing.

Aaahhh...my birthday

So...today is my birthday. Every year it gets harder and harder to celebrate the fact that I am actually getting older. To make it a little more interesting, I decided to see what significant events have happened on August 25th in history...strangely enough, they are all connected to me in some way or another...go figure!

1768 Captain James Cook began his first voyage (He is the one who "discovered" Hawaii)

1916 The US National Park Service is created (I love hiking!)

1944 Paris is liberated by the Allies in World War II (I speak French...well...kinda)

1814 Washington DC is burned and the White House is destroyed by the British in the Battle of

1812 (I am going to DC for the first time in October)

1927 Althea Gibson is born. She was the first African American woman to play on the world tennis tour and the first to win a Grand Slam title in 1956. (I heart tennis so much!)

1930 Sean Connery is born. (I know that I am destined to marry James Bond)

1949 Gene Simmons of Kiss is born. (I got all of my make up tips from him)

1961 Billy Ray Cyrus is born. (Wow! I have an achy breaky heart too!)

1968 Rachel Ray is born. (Thank goodness! Now I can cook a meal in 30 minutes of less)

1970 Claudia Schiffer is born. (I also do a little modeling on the side...such a small world!)

So, as you can see, August 25th is a very important day in history...and now you know something that I'll bet you didn't know yesterday! Thanks for all of the birthday wishes! I am excited for the coming year and all of the experiences and adventures that await me!

The Best Worst Movie

Last weekend, a friend of mine Jason Steadman, invited us to the Salt Lake Film Festival to see a documentary called the Best Worst Movie. This documentary is about another movie that he was in that was filmed in Morgan, Utah back in 1990, the move is called Troll 2.

Troll 2 has got to be one of the strangest movies I have ever seen. Not only does it have absolutely NOTHING to do with Troll 1, but there aren't even any trolls in the movie at all. There are goblins however. The premise of the movie is that a family goes on a vacation to a town called Nilbog (goblin spelled backwards) where basically the entire population of the town are human-eating goblins.

The movie was intended to be a horror film, but it is in fact so ridiculous that it has unfortunately (or fortunately) become more of a comedy. It is so bad, in fact, that for a time, the film was rated the "worst film of all time" on the popular movie site IMBD.com. Needless to say that when it was first released all of the actors were a little emberrassed about it, however, over the past 20 years it has gained an astonishing cult following and is now quite popular. So popular in fact, that Jason travels the world and attends different movie premiers signing autographs to sold out crowds. They also go to movie trade shows where they sell Troll 2 T-shirts and other memorabilia.

The documentary, called "The Best Worst Movie", is being shown throughout the country at different film festivals and is quite honestly one of the funniest movies I have ever seen. If you ever get the chance to see "The Best Worst Movie" I would HIGHLY recommend it. And if you really want to live on the wild side or ever need a good laugh, go to your local video store and see if you can rent Troll 2. It just might change your life...or at the very least...you would know what to do if you were ever attacked by trolls...I mean goblins.