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Though it has become the thread cliché, these are tenative and in no particular order. Also, keep in mind that I have seen only a miniscule percentage of the movies I want to see and am sure I'll like. The Shawshank Redemption Jurassic Park Practical Magic The Matrix (possibly along with the remainder of the trilogy; we'll see) The House on Haunted Hill (please don't fry me; I'm talking the original black-and-white version, complete with cheesy special effects due to lack of better technology and the fact that the plot was significantly different; the remake just freaked me out of my pants like any good horror movie should) Scream trilogy (yes, I'm a horror slut) The Royal Tenenbaums Dogma The Craft Little Women (you have to have sisters...) Ghost in the Shell Carrie (okay, so I'm a King slut, too) Merlin (no one but me saw it; it was made-for-TV) Heist The Rainmaker Castaway The Talented Mr. Ripley Brokedown Palace Casper Guinevere (NOT the 1999 movie of the same name having nothing to do with the Guinevere of lore) Whew, okay, so those were all totally off-the-wall, but it's what I've come up with--tentatively.

;) Saw it before; saw it again the other night; it shocked me more the second time around. Call me sappy, but I cry at the end--I cry hard. The prequel was, indeed, cheese, and a rather stinky one at that.

Tolkien intended The Lord of the Rings to be for children. It just isn't his fault that most of today's children can't grasp it. Shame on us lazy Americans and our failing school systems, eh? ;)

These are unauthorized by J. K. Rowling, but if you know a good bit of mythology or ancient-or-just-old theology, they make some good points against that theory: Colbert, David. The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter: A Treasury of Myths, Legends, and Fascinating Facts. Wrightsville Beach, NC: Lumina Press, 2001. Kronzek, Allan Zola and Elizabeth Kronzek. The Sorcerer's Companion: A Guide to the Magical World of Harry Potter. New York: Broadway Books, 2001. Colbert's pretty off on a few things--the Kronzeks not so much--but they get the point across. In a nutshell, the way-above-third-grade stuff's in there, if you know the background and it actually rings a bell when you come across it. Rowling put much more work into the world of Harry Potter than the actual plot. The books also abound with symbolism, and when one reads the first four in close succession, the tiny details that seem insignificant in the first or second books pop out later on as distinct and sometimes damning clues. The question now is whether she can keep it up for the next three books. ;)

"Sometimes I feel there is a hole inside me...an emptiness that, at times, seems to burn. I think if you lifted my heart to your ear you could probably hear the ocean. And the moon tonight...there's a circle around it--a sign of trouble not far behind. I have this dream of being whole...of not going to sleep each night wanting, but still, sometimes, when the wind is warm or the crickets sing, I dream of a love that even time will lie down and be still for. I just want someone to love me. I want to be seen. I don't know...maybe I've had my happiness. I don't want to believe it, but there is no man...only that moon..."

NONE OF THE COOL STUFF EVER WORKS FOR XP!!! Anywayses...don't even try to get Surf Pal's Pop-Up Stopper for XP unless you plan on paying the $19.95 for the Pro version--it's the only one that supports XP. I found this out the hard way, as I do everything about this blasted OS that came with my comp...it's very user-friendly, until you try to make software work on it. --and who buys software anymore, anyway? :arrow:

:thinking: Does PayPal take a percentage for that? If so, what percentage, and does it take it from each party, instead of just once? (Like, does it take it from you when you send it from your bank account, from your friend when he/she receives it, from him/her when they send it to your PayPal account, and from you again when you receive it?)

to Aaron Carter for breaking through to the mainstream Top 40 stations with a song that doesn't just belong to the preteens...I heartily enjoyed his fun, innocent, and ORIGINAL brand of hip-pop before, but this is the first sign he's growing up (So fast! ) and breaking from big bro Nick. The new song is a bit New Kidsish, but hey, don't know 'bout anyone else, but they were my personal heartthrobs when I was five! Gee, the days of Kindergarten, when I'd stand at the bus stop in the morning and wish upon greatest wish my Joey'd come by in a tour bus and kiss me ... ah, the innocence of childhood! Well, I guess we all :darwin:, don't we? ;)