"Juliet says, 'Hey, it's Romeo. You nearly gave me a heart attack.' He's underneath the window, she's singing, 'Hey la, my boyfriend's back. You shouldn't come around here singing up at people like that. Anyway, what you gonna do about it?'" ~dire straits

I went to an advance screening of In Bruges on Wednesday. I was excited about this movie because it was written and directed by Martin McDonagh, who is absolutely brilliant. He wrote my favorite play, The Lieutenant of Inishmore. I couldn't wait to see his most recent film. It features a strong cast, consisting of Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes, and Peter Dinklage. It's a dark comedy/thriller. It's very funny (although sometimes very offensive), and is quite bloody, violent, and disgusting (I expected all that from McDonagh). It took me awhile to get into it, but by the end I was hooked. I thought it was very well made. At first Colin Farrell's character really annoyed me, but the actor is pretty charming and I warmed up to the character as he was further developed. Colin Farrell did a great job. I loved the soundtrack as well. So I recommend seeing the film when it's released (on February 8th).

Tomorrow is going to be the longest day ever. I'm dreading it. I will leave my apartment at 7:00am and won't get home until about 10:00pm (and all that time will be filled with school-related activities). Ew.

In Bruges trailer:

"A lovestruck Romeo, he sings the streets a serenade. Laying everybody low with a love song that he made. Finds a convenient streetlight, steps out of the shade. He says something like, 'You and me, babe, how 'bout it?'" ~dire straits

I've been listening to The Killers' album Sawdust for the past few days. Their cover of Dire Straits' "Romeo and Juliet" is basically on constant repeat right now. I love it so freakin' much. Oh, how I love The Killers. They'd only released 2 studio albums up until Sawdust, and yet they still managed to put together a killer collection of B-sides/rarities. "Under the Gun" (I was upset when they didn't put that on Sam's Town because I loved the demo) and "Leave Your Bourbon on the Shelf" are two other highlights of the album. I feel like it's time for a reprise of one of my favorite photos I've taken.
Brandon Flowers, singing the line "And my stomach is sick" during "Mr. Brightside":

In the full-size picture, you can see every drop of sweat and every wrinkle of pain and every smudge of makeup on his face. It's gorgeous. That Central Park Summerstage concert was amazing; it was one of the best concerts I've ever been to. I was in the front row, surrounded by pure energy.

This week I'm starting tutoring through the after-school program at my school. It's on Tuesdays and Thursdays for a couple of hours each day. I'm afraid it'll be pretty draining (I already have my hands full with my regular schedule), but I couldn't really say no.
This week I'm also going back to being a student! I'm taking a class called Drama in Education at CCNY. I can see the building in which my class is held from my apartment (the campus is half a block away), so it's very convenient. I met the professor and she seems great, so I'm excited about it. It meets on Thursday evenings, though, for like three hours, so I'm going to be drained on Thursdays after a full day at work, plus two hours of tutoring, plus three hours of class.

"She's got her halo and wings hidden under his eyes. But she's an angel for sure, she just can't stop telling lies." ~the killers

The Radio City Music Hall tour was really interesting; I'm very glad I got to go. My two favorite pictures:
A view of the foyer:

Me on stage:


And a goofy quiz:

Who is Your Ideal TV Boyfriend?

Created by BuddyTV

Gen got Chuck. I'm jealous!

"Looking for somewhere to stand and stay, I leaned on the wall and the wall leaned away." ~the national

Pretty soon I'm heading off to the New York Athletic Club to meet my aunt, uncle, and cousin for lunch. Then we're going on a backstage tour of Radio City Music Hall. I can't wait. The NYAC is running this program/outing, and my relatives are members and kindly decided to invite me because they know I love all things theater/music-related.

I remember the last time I went to the NYAC. It was about a year ago, when I was still living at home in NJ. My mom and I came into the city, and on the spur of the moment my uncle decided we should all go to the NYAC for lunch. I was wearing jeans, not expecting to go out for a fancy lunch, and jeans are not allowed at the NYAC. My cousin Bess, who's 14 years old, is 5'7" and wears a size 0 or 2. I can't exactly share clothes with her. The only thing of hers that I could fit into was a pair of fancy, flowy velour pants. There was a matching jacket that I wore as well. Basically it was a fancy velour track suit, and I looked ridiculous in it, especially with the brown boots that I was wearing. But I amused my cousin and still managed to enjoy lunch (the food is really good there). My uncle reminded me not to wear jeans today (not that I needed reminding), and I plan on looking sharp enough to make up for my last appearance at the NYAC.

Here's a hilarious video you should see, spoofing the Tom Cruise scientology videos that have recently surfaced. Jerry O'Connell's impression is dead-on. He even looks a little bit like Cruise. I like Jerry O'Connell. I met him at my cousin's confirmation party, and he was very nice. He used to live in the same apartment building as my relatives and babysat for my cousins a lot.

"You’re on the road, but you’ve got no destination. You’re in the mud, in the maze of her imagination. You love this town, even if it doesn’t ring true. You’ve been all over, and it’s been all over you..." ~u2

I went to an advance screening of Forgetting Sarah Marshall today. I was super excited about it; I've been anxiously waiting to see this movie since I first heard about it a loooong time ago. My absolute favorite actress in the world, Kristen Bell, plays the title character. Jason Segel, whom I've loved since Freaks and Geeks, wrote the screenplay and acted in the lead role. Judd Apatow (Knocked Up, Superbad) produced it. Paul Rudd and Jonah Hill had supporting roles. Basically it was made by an amazing group of people whom I greatly admire. So I jumped at the chance to see it. It doesn't open until April 18th, so I was surprised they were screening it so far in advance, but I'm definitely not complaining about that. I loved it. It was hilarious. I only had a couple of complaints (pacing, choppy editing), but overall it was a really fun film. Jason Segel is adorable as always, and he has a couple of awesome musical performances that made me laugh incredibly hard; his character writes a rock opera based on Dracula. Jason Bateman had a really small cameo in the movie, which made me very happy. And, of course, Kristen was lovely.

The last two episodes of Chuck aired tonight. I'm so sad they've run out of episodes. The last episode? Oh. My. Gosh.
Lizzie (to Chuck): "I have two guns. What do you have?"
Sarah: "Me."
That killed me. I nearly started crying.