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Okay, so my new celebrity crush is a bit unconventional, but his accent kills me everytime: James McAvoy. He is in the upcoming movie The Last King of Scotland (with Forest Whitaker) and it looks fantastic. Speaking of great movies, I saw two this past week that will probably be on my top 10 list for the year. The first movie has not been released yet, so I can't really go into much detail. It is appropriately called The Last Kiss (check out the awesome soundtrack too), which is written by the lovely Paul Haggis (Million Dollar Baby & Crash) and it does star one of my favorite actors - Zach Braff. Tom Wilkinson and Blythe Danner (aka Gwenyth Paltrow's mom) are also in it. It's like a better version of Garden State but he is in his late 20s trying to figure out whether or not to settle down. It's actually a great film for guys and their friends and is also for couples. I highly recommend it! The second movie is Little Miss Sunshine. It is a breath of fresh air. It's such a wonderfully written film and the cast is perfect. Greg Kinnear and Steve Carell are magnificent as foil characters and the little girl is so cute. It looks like it could be boring and formulaic, but don't be fooled. It is neither.

Random thing that I discovered that helps pass the day at work. MTV turned 25 this year and they have a yearbook vault that has popular videos from the past 25 years. Just go here and click on which year you want to listen to. There's about 20 videos a year and it is such a great trip down memory lane. I love it!

Went to Las Vegas a few weeks ago in celebration of Mike's finishing the BAR. Though he won't find out the results until November, we still wanted to celebrate because we are so proud of him taking it. Me and Angela rode up with Nicole and Nadja. We went to Krave with the boys and got a table. It was great having our own waiter and half off drinks! He liked Matt and so we got a great discount even further. It was lovely! We did the whole buffet thing at the Bellagio and walked around and drank and hung out. It was actually really relaxing and I enjoyed my time there. I think I have been there enough that I don't feel as though I need to go out and see everything all day and wear myself out. This time, we went at our own pace and had a good time together (even though it took us FOREVER to get home). Pictures are here.

Josh and I had a party last week. We have a small place but when it's full of more than 20 people, it feels so tiny. Even the air conditioning didn't help too much because of the body heat. I was so happy that a lot of people were able to come out for it. Kurt came down for it (even though he was in LA for other reasons, it was nice to see him). Even Ramona was in town as well. A lot of Josh's coworkers and classmates were able to hang out and we all had a great time. The director of his program even came and had a few drinks. It was cool! I guess our 7 year relationship becomes more apparent in situations like this because I realize that we both are familiar and comfortable with each others friends. It's a great feeling and it only gets better with time. I really feel as though we integrate really well into each others lives. It's a beautiful thing. Pictures are here.

I am at a point in time where everyone around me is super busy. I guess it doesn't help that I've been really busy as well. It reminds me of that famous Ferris Bueller quote - "Life moves really fast. If you don't stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it." So I have a little bit more time now and I will have to reorganize things and make sure I get a chance to see everyone again. I think Andrea's arrival will help in that endeavor as well. I am so glad she will be back in LA. We need a little more Plato in our lives!