4.23.10 - Rivoli's anniversary dinner

--I found out I have much better odds than I thought of getting an A in P chem, which would be a miracle.

--I watched more videos of Rocket in all his unstoppable adorableness.

--I found out the research position I am starting this summer is (a) paid (b) above min wage and (c) the professor is certain I can work 40+ hours a week while (d) he doesn't care at all that I'll be in MO for 2 weeks in August.

--I then found out that during the school year I can count the research work towards my financial aid credit minimum.

--I went to Rivoli's for my anniversary dinner with Jack. We got there a little early for our reservation and our table wasn't ready, but we sat at a table by a window in the front and each had a glass of Rose wine and great talks. (EDIT: I forgot to add that while we were waiting we looked at a menu so we could order as soon as we were seated, and while we were looking at the menu Jack covered all of the prices so that I would pick what I really wanted without being able to factor in how much it cost. Frankly, I thought this was both brilliant and adorable.) We didn't even notice that our wait was longer than predicted until the host came and apologized and told us it was almost ready. When he did take us to our table, it was the only cushioned-seat corner table in the restaurant, allowing us to sit right next to each other. Additionally they had sprinkled some sparkles and miniature "Happy Anniversary" words on the table cloth. I didn't realize they knew we were there for our anniversary, because Jack had called ahead and told them.

We had great food, great wine, great talks, great dessert. My meal looked suspiciously like the meal Jules eats at the very beginning of My Best Friend's Wedding. I wrote it up as inventive and confident. Anyway, I was full and buzzed and exhausted and in a great mood by the end. Everyone was really friendly and multiple people wished us happy anniversary, which was cute.

--Then I came home and saw *another* new video of Rocket.

4.22.10 - Funny songs

Rock Sugar - Don't Stop the Sandman

Total Eclipse of the Heart, Literal version

Flight of the Conchords!

4.14.10 - I need no soft lights to enchant me, baby...

Jack and I started dating in Dec 08 but we weren't exclusive until last April. Yesterday was our one year anniversary. It got off to a decent start. I made him a very cool, elaborate scrapbook of our first year together, and I gave it to him first thing in the morning. He was pleased and surprised. The bummer is that with my school schedule and his work we won't be able to actually go out to celebrate until the 24th. Ah well.

Jack got off work and picked me up. We went back to his place. I worked out for an hour, which was exactly long enough for him to buy the groceries and make a delicious dinner for the two of us: tortellini, cheesy garlic bread, and of course, Lambrusco (our favorite). We enjoyed it together while watching The Family Man, a very cute movie. So overall it was a lovely night.

4.3.10 - How to Train Your Dragon

For date night this week, Jack and I were going to see "Liam Neeson And The Kraken" (some of you may know this by the less awesome name "Clash of the Titans.") While talking about it, we realized the last 2-3 movies we've gone to see in theater over the last several months have all pretty much sucked, and so we came up with the novel idea of checking the movie reviews before going to the theater. I'm glad we did, because Rotten Tomatoes gave "Liam" a sad 30%. In fact, Rotten Tomatoes gave most of the movies available at our favorite theater pretty low ratings. Alice In Wonderland hovered at a whopping 52%--not exactly compelling, for the prices they charge. Then we saw that "How To Train Your Dragon"--which I had never even heard of--got 98%. Jack kind of grumbled that it's a kids movie, until we realized the last movie we saw in theaters that we truly enjoyed was "Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs." That settled it.

So we went to see "How To Train Your Dragon" and it was great. Also, it was the first movie either Jack or I saw in 3D, which was great as well. Jack kept exclaiming and waving his hand in front of his face at all the 3D previews. Ha. By the way, all of the preview 3D movies also looked great. 

In other news, I got an A on one of my midterms (after the curve, but still).