I've seen 143/270 movies!

I originally filled this out in 2009.  It popped up in my Timehop the other day, and I thought, wow, I've seen a lot more of these movies, so I figured I'd fill it out again!  But it was too long for a Facebook status, and Notes aren't really a thing any more (or at least, I don't know how to make a new one), so on the blog it goes.  Movies I've seen sine 2009 are in red!

SUPPOSEDLY if you've seen over 85 films, you have no life. Mark the ones you've seen. There are over 270 films on this list. Copy this list, go to your own facebook account, paste this as a note. Then, put x's next to the films you've seen, add them up, change the header adding your number, and click post at the bottom. Have fun!

(x ) Rocky Horror Picture Show
(x) Grease
( ) Grease 2
(x) Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
(x) Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest
(x ) Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End
(x) Boondock Saints
( x) Fight Club
( ) Starsky and Hutch
(x ) Blazing Saddles

Total so far: 7 8

( ) The Neverending Story
() The Neverending Story II
() The Neverending Story III
(x) Airplane
(x) The Princess Bride
( ) Willow
( x) Anchorman
( ) Napoleon Dynamite
(x) Labyrinth

Total so far:10 12

( ) Saw
() Saw II
() Saw III
() Saw IV
() Saw V
() White Noise
() White Oleander
(x) Anger Management
(x) 50 First Dates

Total so far:10 14

(x)The Princess Diaries
(x)The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
(x ) Scream
( x) Scream 2
(x ) Scream 3
(x) I Know What You Did Last Summer
( ) I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
(x) The Shining
( ) Candyman
(x) Stand By Me

Total so far: 14 22

(x ) Scary Movie
( x) Scary Movie 2
(x) Scary Movie 3
(x ) Scary Movie 4
() Resident Evil 1
() Resident Evil 2
(x ) American Pie
(x ) American Pie 2
( x) American Wedding
(x ) American Pie Band Camp

Total so far:15 30

(x) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
(x) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
(x) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
(x) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
(x) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
( x)The Wedding Singer
(x) Little Black Book
(x)The Village
(x) Lilo & Stitch
(x) Finding Nemo

Total so far:24 40

(x) Finding Neverland
(x) Signs
(x) The Grinch
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
( ) White Chicks
(x ) Butterfly Effect
(x) 13 Going on 30
(x) I, Robot
() Robots

Total so far:29 46

(x) Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
() Universal Soldier
(x) Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events
( ) Along Came Polly
(x) Deep Impact
( ) King Pin
() Never Been Kissed
(x) Meet The Parents
(x) Meet the Fockers
() Eight Crazy Nights

Total so far:30 51

() Joe Dirt
(x) King Kong
(x) A Cinderella Story
()The Terminal
() The Lizzie McGuire Movie
( ) Passport to Paris
(x) Dumb & Dumber
(x ) Dumber & Dumberer
(x) Halloween
() Surviving X-MAS

Total so far: 33 56

( ) Final Destination
( )Final Destination 2
( ) Final Destination 3
(x) The Ring
( )The Ring 2
(x) Flubber
( x) Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
() Practical Magic (but this one's on my Netflix watch list!)
(x) Chicago
( ) Ghost Ship

Total so far: 35 60

(x) From Hell
(x ) Hellboy
( ) Secret Window
( ) I Am Sam
(x ) The Whole Nine Yards
() The Whole Ten Yards
(x) The Day After Tomorrow
() Child's Play
( ) Seed of Chucky
( )Bride of Chucky

Total so far:37 64

(x) Ten Things I Hate About You
( ) Just Married
(x) Gothika
( x) Nightmare on Elm Street
(x ) Remember the Titans
( ) Coach Carter
() The Grudge
() The Grudge 2
() The Mask
() Son Of The Mask

Total so far:39 68

( ) Bad Boys
( ) Bad Boys 2
( ) Joy Ride
() Lucky Number Slevin
(x) Ocean's Eleven
( ) Ocean's Twelve
( ) Ocean's Thirteen
(x) Bourne Identity
(x )Bourne Supremacy
(x) Bourne Ultimatum

Total so far:39 72

(x) Sixteen Candles
( ) Pretty in Pink
() Lone Star
( x) Bedazzled
(x) Predator I
() Predator II
() The Fog
(X) Ice Age
(x) Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
( ) Curious George

Total so far: 42 77

(x) Independence Day
() Cujo
() A Bronx Tale
() Darkness Falls
() Christine
(x) ET
( ) Children of the Corn
() My Boss's Daughter
( ) Maid in Manhattan
() War of the Worlds

Total so far: 44 79

(x) Rush Hour
(x) Rush Hour 2
(x) Rush Hour 3
() Best Bet
() How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
( ) She's All That
(x) Calendar Girls
( ) Sideways
( ) Mars Attacks
() Event Horizon

Total so far: 45 83

(x) Ever After
(x) Wizard of Oz
(x) Forrest Gump
() Big Trouble in Little China
(x )The Terminator
(x) The Terminator 2
(x) The Terminator 3
(x) X-Men
(x) X-2
(x) X-Men:The Last Stand

Total so far: 50 92

(x) Spider-Man
(x) Spider-Man 2
(x) Spider-Man 3
(x) Sky High
( ) Jeepers Creepers
() Jeepers Creepers 2
(x) Catch Me If You Can
(x) The Little Mermaid
(x) Freaky Friday
() Reign of Fire

Total so far: 55 99

() The Skulls
(x) Cruel Intentions
() Cruel Intentions 2
() The Hot Chick
(x) Shrek
(x) Shrek 2
(x) Shrek the Third
() Swimfan
() Miracle on 34th street
()Old School

Total so far:60 103

() The Notebook
() K-Pax
() Krippendorf's Tribe
() A Walk to Remember
() Ice Castles
() Boogeyman
(x) The 40-year-old Virgin
(x) The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
(x) The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
(x) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Total so far: 63 107

(x) Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
(x) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
(x) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
(x) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
() Basketball
() Hostel
() Waiting for Guffman
() House of 1000 Corpses
() Devils Rejects
(x) Elf

Total so far: 68 112

() Highlander
() Mothman Prophecies
() American History X
() Three
() The Jacket
(x) Kung Fu Hustle
(x) Shaolin Soccer
() Night Watch
(x) Monsters Inc.
( ) Titanic

Total so far: 69 (ha.) 115

(x) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
(x) Shaun Of the Dead
() Willard
() HighTension
() Club Dread
(x) Hulk
( x) Dawn Of the Dead
(x) Hook
(x) Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
( ) Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Total so far: 73 121

(x) 28 days later
() Orgazmo
() Phantasm
() Waterworld
(x) Kill Bill vol 1
(x) Kill Bill vol 2
() Mortal Kombat
() Wolf Creek
() Kingdom of Heaven
() The Hills Have Eyes

Total so far: 73 124

() I Spit on Your Grave aka the Day of the Woman
() The Last House on the Left
(x)Star Wars Ep. I The Phantom Menace
(x ) Star Wars Ep. II Attack of the Clones
(x) Star Wars Ep. III Revenge of the Sith
(x) Star Wars Ep. IV A New Hope
(x) Star Wars Ep. V The Empire Strikes Back
(x) Star Wars Ep. VI Return of the Jedi
() Ewoks Caravan Of Courage
() Ewoks The Battle For Endor

Total so far:78 130

() Re-Animator
() Army of Darkness
(x) The Matrix
(x) The Matrix Reloaded
(x) The Matrix Revolutions
() Animatrix
(x) Evil Dead
(x) Evil Dead 2
(x) Team America: World Police
() Ghosttown

Total so far: 79 136

() Red Dragon
(x) Silence of the Lambs
( ) Hannibal
(x) Wall-E
(x) Batman Begins
(x) The Dark Knight
(x) The Prestige
(x) Cars
( ) Gone With The Wind
(x ) Top Gun

Total seen:83 143

I've seen 143/270 movies.  Personally, I don't consider that as having no life!  I love movies.  I consider it personal growth that I've almost doubled the number of moves that I've seen from this list!  Plus, some of these movies have sequels by now, and I've seen those, too. :)

Now put "I've seen "xxx"out of 270 movies" in the subject line (filling in your total in the blank), repost it, and tag some of your friends (including the person who tagged you) to see what they say.

The best TV show episodes for this time of year!

Halloween is the best time of the year, I don't care what anyone says.  I usually only watch Halloween TV episodes on the magickal day itself, but this year I've decided to embrace the spookiness all month long!  So I've compiled a list of the best episodes from a few of my favorite shows.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Technically any episode is in the spirit of Halloween, because vampires and werewolves and magick and otherwise general demonness.  But here are the best Halloween episodes!  You can find Buffy on Netflix.

• Puppet Show, season 1 episode 9: this one scared the crap out of me when I first saw it because I have an irrational fear of those damn puppets.  Also, I was in middle school and it was the middle of the night, so I was spooked.  
• Some Assembly Required, season 2 episode 2: Has a Frankenstien-esque plot!
• Inca Mummy Girl, season 2 episode 4: Deals with mummies.  Mummies = spooky.
• Halloween, season 2 episode 6: the first of three Halloween-themed episodes, you can't miss it this time of year!
• Killed By Death, season 2 episode 18: Buffy sees Death in the hospital while she's sick.  It leaves me quaking in my stylish yet affordable boots.
• Dead Man's Party, season 3 episode 2: Zombies! 'nuff said.
• Fear, Itself, season 4 episode 4: The second Halloween episode of the series. It's my favorite of the three!
• Hush, season 4 episode 10: The Emmy-nominated episode where everybody loses their voices in a dark, wicked fairy tale.
• Buffy vs Dracula, Season 5 episode 1: Ugh, if you must.  It's a pretty silly episode, but, it's Dracula, so I guess you gotta watch it in October.
• All the Way, season 6 episode 6: The third and final Halloween episode in the series.  It's not as great as the other two, but it's directly tied to Halloween!
• Conversations With Dead People, season 7 episode 7: Lots of creepy shit happens to everybody.  Season 7 is a bit hard to follow if you've never seen the show, so I don't recommend this one if you're not a seasoned Buffy fan.  But if you know the show, it's a good spooky one!

Psych

Netflix has tragically taken Psych off of its repertoire, but if you can find it elsewhere, there are some great episodes here!

• Scary Sherry: Bianca's Toast, season 1 episode 15: The flashback at the beginning takes place on Halloween, and then there's some spooky ghost-y stuff that happens throughout the episode.  Also, an abandoned insane asylum.
• Shawn (and Gus) of the Dead, season 2 episode 16: a mummy in the museum gets up and walks out?! eeek!
• Ghosts, season 3 episode 1: Shawn forces Gus to help him on a case that involves a very creepily haunted house.
• Tuesday the 17th, season 3 episode 15: takes its inspiration from Friday the 13th.  Also, any time there is an actual Friday the 13th on the calendar, the following Tuesday is on the 17th so I like to watch it on those days!
• The Devil is in the Details (and the Upstairs Bedroom), season 4 episode 4: takes its inspiration from The Exorcist.
• Let's Get Hairy, season 4 episode 8: The suspect in a crime is a werewolf???
• Not Even Close... Encounters, season 5 episode 3: Shawn and Gus investigate an... alien abduction?
• In Plain Fright, season 5 episode 11: Shawn and Gus investigate creepy goings-on at a Halloween-themed theme park, and predictably creepy stuff happens.
• This Episode Sucks, season 6 episode 3: Shawn and Gus are convinced that the suspect in a crime is a vampire.
• Heeeeere's Lassie, season 6 episode 11: this one takes inspiration from The Shining, enough said!
• Lassie Jerky, season 7 episode 3: takes inspiration from the Blair Witch Project, and also Bigfoot and some other scary lost-in-the-woods stuff.
• A Nightmare on State Street, season 8 episode 9: zombies!!! and other scary nightmare things.

I'll be updating this post with other shows throughout the rest of the month!

Ode to leggings, and other trends that I used to hate

Dear Leggings,

I'm sorry I used to hate you.  "YOU ARE NOT PANTS, YOU ARE AN UNDERGARMENT!" I used to say.  You're fine under dresses and tunics but if the top doesn't cover the butt, then you don't belong.  That was before I embraced what an amazing set of legs I have, and what an amazing ass, too.  It was also before I could ever find leggings opaque enough to truly cover my underwear.  You first became pants when I was in high school, and the popular girls embraced you first.  I didn't like them very much so I didn't like you.

But you're so comfortable.  I can find you fleece-lined, opaque and warm and cozy, at my grocery store.  Your tops are elastic so they don't pinch my gut when I sit down.  You cling to me enough to keep me warm, but flex with me and don't restrict my movements.

To put it simply: I've embraced you as tightly and snugly as you embrace me.

Dear Ombre hair styles,

I'm sorry I used to think you looked stupid.  "Why would anyone pay to look like they got their hair dyed six months ago?" I used to think.  I didn't realize that people would use you to go creatively from natural to unnatural colors, or from one unnatural color to another.  I also didn't realize yet how great you would make my hair look when my dye job did grow out after several months. 

I'm too cheap and lazy to keep my roots covered up all the time, you see.  And now you're here, making me look trendy when I'm actually being lazy.  (It's also stubbornness - I only want my best friend touching my hair, and she lives 600 miles away.)

In short: you're every bit as gorgeous as everyone has always said you are.

Dear High-waisted pants,

I'm sorry I used to rip on you.  "They're horrible for anyone with big thighs or a big butt, and I have both!" I used to proclaim.  I still have those big thighs and butt, too.  But what I also have (and always did have) are love handles.  Low- and mid-rise pants sort of make them quelch outwards and I find it unflattering.  But High-waisted pants?  You cover the love handles, hold them in to make me look a bit more slim.  You don't, in fact, make me look like my ass goes up to my waist.  Nor do you make my thighs look wider or gross.

However, I am still a bit peeved with you, though this may not be entirely your fault: designers seem to think that for shorts and skirts, they can use the same amount of fabric when they're high-waisted as when they're low-rise.  Which means that, when you're a pair of shorts, you barely extend past my crotch.  I wish I could find some of you with a good 6" crotch panel so my aforementioned large thighs don't get the chub rub!  But, again, that's less your fault than it is the designers'.

In summary, you're all right.

Sincerely,

Kate
a woman who takes a while to come around to trends sometimes