Delusions of Grandeur

Stolen from KumquatCookie's LJ

Bold what you've seen, underline what you own, addition stolen from Kumquat, italicize the ones you've seen part of . . .
1. Pulp Fiction (1994)
2. The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-03)
3. Titanic (1997)
4. Blue Velvet (1986)
5. Toy Story (1995)
6. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
7. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
8. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
9. Die Hard (1988)
10. Moulin Rouge (2001)
11. This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
12. The Matrix (1999)
13. GoodFellas (1990)
14. Crumb (1995)
15. Edward Scissorhands (1990)
16. Boogie Nights (1997)
17. Jerry Maguire (1996)
18. Do the Right Thing (1989)
19. Casino Royale (2006)
20. The Lion King (1994)
21. Schindler's List (1993)
22. Rushmore (1998)
23. Memento (2001)
24. A Room With a View (1986)
25. Shrek (2001)
26. Hoop Dreams (1994)
27. Aliens (1986)
28. Wings of Desire (1988)
29. The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
30. When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
31. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
32. Fight Club (1999)
33. The Breakfast Club (1985)
34. Fargo (1996)
35. The Incredibles (2004)
36. Spider-Man 2 (2004)
37. Pretty Woman (1990)
38. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
39. The Sixth Sense (1999)
40. Speed (1994)
41. Dazed and Confused (1993)
42. Clueless (1995)
43. Gladiator (2000)
44. The Player (1992)
45. Rain Man (1988)
46. Children of Men (2006)
47. Men in Black (1997)
48. Scarface (1983)
49. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
50. The Piano (1993)
51. There Will Be Blood (2007)
52. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad (1988)
53. The Truman Show (1998)
54. Fatal Attraction (1987)
55. Risky Business (1983)
56. The Lives of Others (2006)
57. There’s Something About Mary (1998)
58. Ghostbusters (1984)
59. L.A. Confidential (1997)
60. Scream (1996)
61. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
62. sex, lies and videotape (1989)
63. Big (1988)
64. No Country For Old Men (2007)
65. Dirty Dancing (1987)
66. Natural Born Killers (1994)
67. Donnie Brasco (1997)
68. Witness (1985)
69. All About My Mother (1999)
70. Broadcast News (1987)
71. Unforgiven (1992)
72. Thelma & Louise (1991)
73. Office Space (1999)
74. Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
75. Out of Africa (1985)
76. The Departed (2006)
77. Sid and Nancy (1986)
78. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
79. Waiting for Guffman (1996)
80. Michael Clayton (2007)
81. Moonstruck (1987)
82. Lost in Translation (2003)
83. Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn (1987)
84. Sideways (2004)
85. The 40 Year-Old Virgin (2005)
86. Y Tu Mamá También (2002)
87. Swingers (1996)
88. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
89. Breaking the Waves (1996)
90. Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
91. Back to the Future (1985)
92. Menace II Society (1993)
93. Ed Wood (1994)
94. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
95. In the Mood for Love (2001)
96. Far From Heaven (2002)
97. Glory (1989)
98. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
99. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
100. South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (1999)

So, I'm apparently a sucker, according to some people. I don't particularly care, though.

Last week, I bought a Wii Fit (yes, I was at Target at 8 AM). After work, I hooked it up and started playing/exercising. My take on it:

1. It is not remotely nice or polite when giving you your BMI & weight when you first start up. I knew I'd gained post move/quitting smoking, but I'd avoided finding out exactly how much (and I've been avoiding the doctor since my December ER adventures, which I know I shouldn't be doing, but I know I am). The little wii voice that says "that's obese" made me cringe a bit.
   
2. Yoga poses - I  really like the way this walks you through doing the poses and gives you feedback while you're doing them. This is really helpful to me - and unlike DVDs I've tried, I like doing these and don't feel pressured to get them exactly right from the start.
   
3. The strength building exercises - a lot of these seem like standards, but again, the feedback and *showing* you how to do them is helpful.
4. Aerobic exercises - the Hula games is fun, and a lot tougher than you'd expect. The step aerobics is good - the 3rd level you unlock is kind of boring, but that's workable, if I want to do some work and watch another channel. Jogging  - meh, it's running in place. Boxing is cool. Lots of fun, and enough for me to break a sweat.
   
5. Balance games - all tougher than you'd expect, but the soccer heading one is fantastic. I'm terrible at it, so keep getting hit in the face with cleats, but it's still fun.
   
6. Time passes quickly - I've done an hour of exercise (it clocks the time you're actually exercising, rather than just the time playing games) every day for the last five days, and at no point one any of those days was I bored and just passing time until I'd put in my required time.
   
7. I can feel that the yoga/strenght exercises have me working muscles I haven't worked in a long time.
   

I'm sure I'll find some downsides soon, and I'll be sure to pass them along. For now, I'm happy that I went and got one.

Stolen from Medlibrarygirl's  LJ

Empire Magazine has revealed its list of the "50 Greatest TV Shows" ever. Below is the list and here be the rules.

1. Bold the shows you've watched every episode of
2. Underline the shows you've seen at least one episode of
3. Post your answers

50. Quantum Leap
49. Prison Break
48. Veronica Mars
47. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
46. Sex & The City
45. Farscape
44. Cracker
43. Star Trek
42. Only Fools and Horses
41. Band of Brothers
40. Life on Mars
39. Monty Python's Flying Circus
38. Curb Your Enthusiasm
37. Star Trek: The Next Generation
36. Father Ted
35. Alias
34. Frasier
33. CSI: Las Vegas
32. Babylon 5
31. Deadwood
30. Dexter
29. ER
28. Fawlty Towers
27. Six Feet Under
26. Red Dwarf
25. Futurama
24. Twin Peaks
23. The Office UK
22. The Shield
21. Angel
20. Blackadder (I, II, III, IV and all the specials)
19. Scrubs
18. Arrested Development
17. South Park
16. Doctor Who (though older ones, not the current versions)
15. Heroes
14. Firefly
13. Battlestar Galactica (The original, not the new one)
12. Family Guy
11. Seinfeld (I may have seen every episode, but I'm not sure)
10. Spaced
09. The X-Files
08. The Wire
07. Friends (Like Seinfeld, I may have seen every episode, but I'm not sure)
06. 24
05. Lost
04. The West Wing
03. The Sopranos
02. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
01. The Simpsons

What's your morning beverage of choice?  Coffee, tea, juice?  Homemade or store-bought?

Coffee. Homemade because it's cheaper.

Stolen from various people at LJ.

Bill Richardson?

80% Bill Richardson
76% Barack Obama
74% John Edwards
73% Chris Dodd
73% Hillary Clinton
68% Mike Gravel
66% Joe Biden
63% Dennis Kucinich
50% Rudy Giuliani
48% John McCain
44% Mike Huckabee
41% Mitt Romney
41% Tom Tancredo
38% Ron Paul
32% Fred Thompson

2008 Presidential Candidate Matching Quiz

How far from your last home do you live? Why did you move and are you glad you did? 
Submitted by Matthew 25.

Approximately 2100 miles - the move took me from Youngstown, OH to Tucson, AZ.  I moved for a new job. And I'm still trying to figure out if I'm glad I did - there are things that are very worth it and things I'm not happy about.

And in a public response, that's all the detail I'll go into.

What was the best blog post you wrote this year?  What was the best post or blog you read?

I don't post to either of my blogs all that often, but right now, I'd say that this post on gratefulness over at my professional-type blog is the one that stands out. Of course, since I don't blog that often, that may just be the one that stands out to me.

What was the best movie you saw this year?

I don't go to the movies often, but I saw Juno this weekend, and it was really good. I'm not sure that I buy into all the Oscar buzz surrounding it, but it was a sweet, funny movie that drew me in - and it's really easy for me to not be drawn into a movie, so for one to do that means I really liked it.

What was your major or field of study in college? Did you wind up working in that field or using that degree? If not, what field have you wound up in? 
Submitted by sneuf. 

As an undergrad? History - and I've never used that degree beyond the writing skills I gained. I went into corporate finance pretty quickly, and then did the grad school thing for libraries. And now I do the librarian thing, and history's not even one of my subject specialties - I LIKE working with the business students and faculty.

So, er, no. Not particularly.

Show us your favorite winter clothing item.

YakTrax! Even though I don't need them here, they still moved with me from Ohio to Arizona!

Yaktrax Walker