Day 92

In literati what a great game. My opponent did push my last nerve in his impatience. (begin rant) I will always play at my own speed. If you dislike the speed I play at or are in a hurry you are always capable of quitting the game. You are always capable of sitting at a timed table instead of mine. You need to realize not everyone is about rush rush rush. I personally enjoy playing. I take my time as I often kick myself in the butt after as I spot another word that could have been a better play. While I do play for fun I know many rely upon scores. The higher my score more often am I entitled to sit with a decent player. Many not all of the skilled players have a high rating and will not play against a low score. I want the best of both worlds so while I play for fun I try to mind my point moves and remember strategy. Sometimes that means I might take a moment in placing a word or two. (end rant) Here was how today's game went:

Today's Movie: New York Minute

I think this might officially be the very first "Big Girl" Olsen Twins thing I ever saw. Of course like many my age they were the adorable baby in full house. Amazing to see them in their teens. In my own way I suppose I kept waiting for pigtails and a "You got it Dude." It was a great family movie. This movie made me think of a modern day Ferris Bueller.

The twins Roxy and Jane could not be more different. Jane is a straight A student, cheerleader, preppy, adult acting girl. She is preparing for her speech to get into Oxford on a 4 year scholarship. Roxy is a modern Ferris. She plays in a garage band who aspires to be on tour with a band, misses school, and wears whatever is handy. They live with dad who is a doctor and typically busy. Their mother died prior to the events in play. It is never mentioned how she died only that she always encouraged the girls although twins to be different.

Jane is off to give her speech. Roxy is off to be at the video shoot. They both take the same train and will annoy the passengers around them in their bickering. Roxy will get kicked off the train for a lack of a ticket. Shortly there after so will Jane as she looks like her twin who just got booted off. Jane adamant about getting to this speech for her academic future is trying to get another train while her sister conveniently lands a limo ride. Unknown to the girls she gets the ride due to a micro chip dropped into her purse. This is where their adventure begins.

They will find out soon enough that something is not right when the driver of the limo locks the doors and won't let them go. Roxy's quick thinking will get the girls out through the sun roof of the limo and they will escape. Jane in every step will wind up ruining her outfit for her speech. Roxy comes up with a brilliant idea and they sneak into a classy hotel by being with the band. She finds the room of a woman leaving to help her sister get cleaned up. The man from the limo will call them now and tell them he has Jane's day planner. She cannot function without this planner. The man then tells them he will trade it for the chip they did not know they had. Too bad the dog in the hotel room eats the chip.

Now what a dilemma. How to get the day planner if the dog just won't go to the bathroom. The chase begins. The man will chase them wanting the chip. The truancy officer will chase them trying to capture Roxy. Trey will chase them to try and get back his mother's dog. In all of this we still have the video shoot to pass off the demo for Roxy and the band. We still have the speech for Jane. Too bad every turn seems to put a bigger wedge in their plans.

Of course this will drive the girls to a breaking point to which they will argue as any siblings will and they separate. On their own will they get caught? Will Jane make her speech? Will Roxy make the shoot? Will Trey get his mom's dog? Will the guy get the chip? Will the truancy officer nail Roxy? So many questions. A great movie to watch with the family to get the answers.

Like any family movie it holds a learning guide. I think in this one it encourages siblings even if twins to be themselves. That it is okay not to be a carbon copy of another even if you look alike. It encourages that no matter what obstacles lie in your path continue on.

Today in IMVU I kept with the New York theme. I was raised in New York. Events like September 11, 2001 still hold in my mind. While that is not all New York is about it seems it is all people remember it for. They forget it once held the winter Olympics. It has wonderful plays on Broadway. Even holds many of today's hottest actors and actresses. Let us not forget her beauty of nature with her mountains, lakes, and even Niagara Falls. I decided to depict something you would most likely find in the city. A wall mural. Here is how it turned out:

DAY 92: NEW YORK CITY WALL MURAL

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Day 91

Literati today was absolutely wonderful. Great player with great manners and even light conversation. Even believed literati was as I say: A test of your ability to use 7 letter tiles in a coherent form on a point based board. Here is how the game turned out:

Today's Movie: The Majestic

Jim Carrey is more routinely known for his comedic value in movies. Perhaps even not seen often as a serious actor but more a screw up and a goofball. This movie in my personal opinion shows exactly how diverse of an actor he is and is capable of being.

Peter is a writer. He is believed to have communist ties. Due to this he becomes blacklisted and is pending an investigation as no one in the movie business wants a communist in their employ. He thinks this is totally absurd and after packing his office he and his stuffed monkey friend go to the bar for a few drinks. After spilling his guts to the bartender he leaves. Definitely not in any condition to be driving but he does so anyway. He will swerve to miss hitting a possum causing his car to go over the bridge. He will escape the car but hit his head giving him amnesia.

He washes up on a beach. He awakens to a dog licking his face. The kindly gentleman and his dog help him into town where they in their hearts missing their boys who have gone off to war and returned in body bags want to believe he is one of theirs returned home. They think he is Luke. Luke disappeared almost 10 years prior and was presumed dead.

He knows nothing else to be true but cannot seem to recall anything as people try to help him recover his memory. We learn that Luke was a heck of a boy and well loved by this community. Before long he fits right in to this small community and is helping the man he believes to be his father rebuild a movie theater to raise the spirits of the town.

Eventually he will regain his memory. What it leads us to wonder of course is this: Who will be hurt in the truth? Will this now seen as a war hero be convicted of being a communist? What of this small town that really thought he was their dead soldier?

An amazing must see film even if you hate Jim Carrey.

In IMVU my mind went to colorful and festive. Mardi Gras of course! Here is how it turned out:

DAY 91: MARDI GRAS MASKS PICTURE
Colorful masks in true mardi gras style. Adorned in multi colors and bells just like a court jester. Show off your mardi gras fascination in this green, gold, purple based picture with many other colors added. Even a beaded frame.
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Day 90

I must say in literati today I was very disappointed. My opponent was a phenomenal player. I loved that I had a heck of a time keeping up in the score. It told me I had a well skilled opponent. Their score was mid 1800, a decent score. So I was well aware they were a decent player. In the beginning they had lovely manners. Spoke and wished me luck. As I started to close the point gap they often left me in the dust once more point wise. So when I actually won the game by 1 point... yes 1 point. I was very thankful. It made me smile since it meant my personal skills have gotten better. Normally I would panic and lose trying too hard and losing concentration in frustration. They player saw me say vgg which means very good game as they waited a few moments. I thought perhaps they wanted a second game so had hit start. they left annoyed since I beat them. I so very much so hate that. At least be a good sport. Here was our board:

Today's Movie: Love and Other Disasters

What an excellent feel good, laugh your rear off movie!

In this movie Jacks is so adorable. She works for Vogue. She helps out an almost impossible photographer who happens to be gay. She lives with her best friend from college. He is also gay. Do we see a pattern? She surrounds herself with men who do not want her.

Where this gets even better is she is oblivious when people actually want to be with her for her. Her best friend daydreams. He is terrified of real love so he rather fantasize a true love instead. One day he bumps into who he believes could be Mr Right. He tells Jacks. Jacks tells their friends and it seems everyone knows the guy. He is gay and available. However, since the guy is hearing it from everywhere it more or less sounds like he is desperate now.

Jacks is still persistent to find her friends dream matches. The best one is when she tries to set up her roomie with the photographer's assistant who she presumes is gay. Too bad he is straight and has a crush on Jacks. She just doesn't see it. It is very obvious to the viewer of the movie he is straight in his reactions to her answering the door in her underwear and stripping to bathe as she walks through the apartment.

So now of course as you are already laughing in the movie you can't help but wonder if the roomie will ever meet Mr Wonderful he bumped into literally. You also wonder if Jacks will ever realize the guy is straight and wants to be with her. So let us add to this with the female best friend who loves her hash brownies, is terrified of Notting Hill, and has a mother who is never happy with her. A handful of more gay friends who are artists and quite interesting. Oh and her ex boyfriend she still shags because she wants to know if she will ever feel as he feels for her.

A total must see especially if you could use a good laugh.

In IMVU, love came to mind for today. Perhaps since I am thinking of my family as I often do this time of the year. I am very homesick this year. Here is how it turned out:

DAY 90: LOVE
A universal idea. When you think of love a heart comes to mind. This is a rectangle full of hearts. Use it as a throw rug. Use it as a wall hanging. Is it a picture? Is it a carpet? Use your imagination.
There are no poses attached to this. Add your own pose. Add your favorite. Leave it be and just admire it. The choice is completely yours.
If you choose to use this as a picture for the wall. You will need a wall node.
Available in:
COLOR - Can never have too much color! A rainbow of colors including: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple, Black and White
BLACK - Completely monotoned. Mostly black with some shades of grey, gray, silver, platinum, or a simple black and white. You choose what to call it.
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Day 89

In Literati today my first opponent quit the game before it was over. I so do hate that. Here is how that turned out:

My second opponent quit after laying down one word. While the third opponent was the charm and we had a fantastic game. Here is how that turned out:

Today's Movie: Kramer VS Kramer

After watching 'I am Sam' where this movie was quoted I felt I had to see it. I could not believe how young Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep were in this film.

I found myself in tears as I watched this story unfold. Absolutely fantastic.

In this movie the mother decides it is necessary for her to leave a marriage she is in and in doing so leave her son with his father. Father and son don't truly know how to communicate since this was set in a time where it was quite often mom stayed at home with the children and dad brought home the bacon. The father finds getting to do a mother's job in raising his son and doing his full time job can be stressful. It takes some time before they find a common ground, though they do find it. Once that common ground is found the mother will mysteriously reappear. When she does so she will decide she truly wants her son back.

So now mom who has been gone over a year and a half wants a relationship with her son. Her son has missed her and still loves her. He is 7. He does not totally understand what is going on. He is just happy to see his mother once more. They battle out in court who should have the child and why. It is apparent they both love their son and want him. The question in the end is who will the court deem the better one to raise the boy?

I truly enjoyed this film though it is of course heart wrenching to watch as the emotions run high at times and the great acting abilities suck you right in to feel them.

In IMVU I decided to go with another picture for the wall. This one was inspired by the playfulness of quite possibly the cutest thing ever... KITTENS! Here is how it turned out:

DAY 89: KITTEN MISCHIEF PICTURE
AN ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE KITTEN FROLICKING WITH BUTTERFLIES IN ALL OF NATURE'S BEAUTY.
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Day 88

Today is Thanksgiving. I know I do not have a ton of followers. That is okay. Those I do have I thank you so much for the support. You give me the strength to continue when I feel I should just give up. Perhaps I do not say thank you enough. Some of you are friends. Most of you are family. So from our home to yours:

Here is to hoping you have a wonderful day. May it be filled with love and happiness. Please just remember don't be an idiot... If you must have a spirit or two... Let someone else drive so we might be thankful you are still here. (The above picture I just thought was too adorable. We have a ton of Chikfila here which is always cows saying "eat more chicken" so I thought it was priceless.)

Literati was a very close game today. Was a pleasant way to begin the day. Even got a chance to use that new word I learned yesterday ~points to weet~. Here is how it turned out:

Today's Movie: The Job

An odd movie to say the least. Spencer and I have different views on this one. He liked it. I could have passed on it. So perhaps that means a man would appreciate this movie more so than I.

Bubba has been laid off. He needs a job. He is a jack of all trades and master of none. He has worked it all. He fancies a lovely waitress from the coffee shop named Joy. She wants to be an actress again. He just wants a job so he can impress her. He makes friends with a stranger, Jim and shows him the small town's hospitality. He is rewarded with a note to a "Be Your Own Boss" job interview type place.

Bubba excitedly goes off to the place in hopes for a job. The man asks him his weapon of choice. He has none. He notes that Bubba has strong hands and asks him to squeeze what appears to be a ball with all his might. Bubba does so destroying it and the man tells him he is hired to come back in the morning. When he returns he finds out he is to be a hit man. Add a twist to that that the man to be murdered gets to choose his means of death. He wants to be strangled. This is where Bubba comes in.

Bubba is now faced with a job that will pay him 200k and his conscience. That kind of money could get a nice start for him and Joy. Can he kill a man that has picked his own death though? Jim offers a solution should he take it and that is for half the money he will kill him instead.

Now then.... What does Joy think of all of this? Does she approve or disapprove? Will she leave Bubba if this is done? Will Bubba go through with it on his own? Will he hire Jim for half the money to kill the man for him? Let's add to this the following: Jim seems a con man. The man to be whacked is the husband of the only daughter of the man who wants him killed. Bubba cannot back out of this. Bubba has flashbacks of his father and a puzzle that is missing a piece. So knowing that you have to ask this... Obviously someone is going to have to kill this guy. Is it going to be Bubba? Is it going to be Jim? Is the guy going to decide maybe he rather live even though his murder is planned out and him knowledgable of it? And of course last but not least.... What is going to go wrong in the process?

This was listed as a dark comedy. I found very little humor in it at all. I found it definitely twisted that a man was aware of his own murder. But, I never laughed, and I have been told I have a twisted sense of humor.

In IMVU I could not help myself. The movie had a puzzle in it. It reminded me of people I have come across in life who spend hours upon hours putting together puzzles. Some take them apart after and put them back in the box. Others carefully glue them and hang them as pictures. So I was inspired to make a jigsaw puzzle picture. Here is how it turned out:

DAY 88: JIGSAW PUZZLE LIGHTHOUSE PICTURE
A breathtaking lighthouse scene puzzle craftily put together and hung to show all the hard work and time invested into the masterpiece.
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day 87

In literati today... wow... LOL.... Where to begin? The game I posted was one of many I tried to play today. Several players started and quit not so sure why. The opponent I played with below was a fantastic player and I even learned a few new words which in itself is just awesome.

As far as the literati lobby.... you would think I would learn to not read that garbage. Sometimes though it is like a terrible movie, you don't want to watch it but you can't pry yourself away from it. Being holiday season there was chatter back and forth of turkey and recipes. Many of us including myself were baking and preparing for Thanksgiving tomorrow. The conversation was rather comical today as some discussed where others could stick turkey legs and others discussed which pies they liked more. I think I left the lobby starving with all the talk of food.

What amazed me most though was for once, no one was swearing. I had to check if I had my language filter on. Seemingly for once the lobby was calm and festive. Quite creative and very literate. Some were very creative in their combinations of words that they got their points across well. Though I found myself wondering if the people they were being so pointed towards had a clue what they were truly saying. Much like a battle of wits to an unarmed person.

These are the new words I learned today:

Today's Movie: I Am Sam

What an amazingly powerful movie. It broke my heart to think people could be so cruel though I suspect the world truly thinks this way. I am glad my mother taught me better than this.

Sam is mentally challenged and autistic according to the tests. His learning is that of a 7yr old. As we enter the movie we find a woman having a baby that is his. She is a homeless woman who wants absolutely nothing to do with the baby. It is a beautiful, healthy baby girl he names Lucy.

Because Sam is slow and his daughter is not there is an issue. The Department of Child Welfare steps in claiming his handicap is slowing his daughter's progress. They feel she does not want to move forward and be smarter than him. Due to this they take her away from him after he has raised her for 7 years. It breaks his heart and he tries to get a lawyer. His friends are of the same mentality as he is so they do not help him as he needs.

He will find a lawyer that against her thoughts helps him. But truly he is helping her to find her as he tries so hard to get back the daughter he loves so dearly and cannot understand why they took her away. He has to prove that even though he is a special individual he is still capable of teaching his daughter and handling anything that might come his way with her. The hope is he can use that she would be diverse in thought versus his handicap.

There are some big names in this film. A wonderful film in story line and acting. A definite must see.

In IMVU I decided I was in an ice cream mood. So an ice cream sundae parfait is what evolved. Here is how it turned out:

DAY 87: ICE CREAM SUNDAE PARFAIT
Available in two delicious varieties
RED - Yummy berry flavored cake layers with ice cream in a glass sundae cup. Topped with whipped cream topping with a red velvet cookie topped with chocolate and syrup.
CHOC - Yummy fudge flavored cake layers with ice cream in a glass sundae cup. Topped with chocolate whipped cream topping with a shortbread cookie topped with chocolate and syrup.
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day 86

Literati was a fantastic game within 10 points most of the game. I truly love skilled players. Here is how our board turned out:

Today's Movie: Home Room

You will need a box of tissues if you watch this movie. If you don't cry I do not know how you managed. It hit home with a sad reality of things that could have really happened though it is a fictional movie.

A young man opens fire in homeroom. He kills some and wounds some. The girl who saw it all is a prime suspect after the shooter and his parents are both dead. She spoke with him for an hour the night before. The question they want to know is if she knew. If she knew she is guilty and will do time.

One of the girls who was shot in the head, Deanna is still alive. No one is all too sure how she was not killed. No one will visit her at the hospital. The school principal decides he will appoint Alicia to go. She was the one who saw it all. She wants nothing to do with the girl or the hospital. The principal uses her want to graduate to his advantage to get her to stay.

Day by day the two girls learn more of each other. Some is spoken and some is not. They learn more of each other without ever truly discussing what happened at school. There needs to be closure but neither that are aware the most of what happened in there want to talk to the other. Deanna only remembers it in pieces in dreams. Alicia never says how much she recalls and always changes the subject.

As the entire story unfolds you cannot help but find yourself sucked in wanting to know more. Wanting to know if Alicia really knew in advance it was going to happen. We know she had blood on her as we had watched it swirl about her feet as she took a shower. Did he tell her in that phone call he was going to do it? Was the call something else? Will the truth be found out?

A highly emotional movie that I think is a reality more than fiction in today's society which is sad but true. Many children bring a gun to school every year. Many shoot a fellow student and do not live to tell the reason why. This is a thought provoking emotional roller coaster that takes you into the thoughts of the aftermath left behind.

In IMVU it is more pizza. I am so wanting pizza! Since the real thing is fattening I will settle for some pixelated pizza. Here it is:

DAY 86: HAWAIIAN PIZZA
Two Delicious new pizzas!
Available in:
HAWAIIAN - Traditional with cheese, ham and pineapple
HAWAIIAN SPICY - Cheese, Ham, Pineapple, and chunks of hot peppers
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Day 85

Today was an absolutely perfect day to prove a literati score means nothing. One of the best games I have had in a while and my opponent had an 1100 rating. Points wise that is a very crappy score. You start at 1500. I do like a good game! Here is how the board turned out:

I even got to learn a new word today! Here it is:

Today's movie: G-Force

A cute movie. I think like any Disney movie it has an ideal moral outcome. In this one I think the moral is family is in your heart not in your blood. It could also very well be no matter your size you can be a hero and worth something.

In this movie you find household animals that are just absolutely amazing in their skills. Guinea pigs who can communicate with humans as well as be secret agents. Pretty cool. I admit even cockroaches in digital form are still nasty though. Their are flies and roaches with cameras to help aid them and let us not forget their computer genius the star nosed mole.

Our stars are guinea pigs. They are sent on a mission to find out information to shut down a businessman they suspect of foul play for over two years. They find a virus which does not show on the PDA when they need it to to save their project. So they are to be shut down. The guinea pigs try to escape and wind up in a pet shop hoping to escape so they can prove they were right and save the world.

In IMVU I went with more yummy pizza. Here is how it turned out:

DAY 85: GREEK PIZZA
Two Delicious new pizzas!
Available in:
GREEK - Feta cheese, Chunks of tomatoes, Spinach and olives.
GREEK SWEET - Raisins and Almond slivers atop a honey glazed dough.
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Day 84

Literati was a phenomenal game today though my company not so much. They only spoke at the very end and said gg which means good game. At least they are a good sport. Most of the game was pretty intense as it was spent within a few points. Some of it even played 1 letter at a time. The literati gods were not quite so kind as the letters were barely playable together most of it. Here is how it turned out in the end:

Today's Movie: Fly Me To The Moon

An interesting yet adorable family film. I never found maggots so cute...

This is a film about 3 young flies who are from Florida. They come up with a brainstorm to get onto the shuttle getting ready to leave to go to the moon. The shuttle Apollo 11. Their mothers panic when the boys are not found and learn from the maggots the boys are heading to the moon. Before the mothers can get to their boys and likely smack some sense into them the shuttle is sealed and ready for take off. Their grandfather who once flew with Amelia Earhart is thrilled the boys have found their own adventure.

All the boys want is to go to them moon. Mission control realizes they are there and informs the 3 men of Apollo 11 they are there. Now the search is on to eliminate the boys. Of course we have to add in the Russian flies who are not thrilled about this and are plotting to change the landing sequence for reentry.

Will the boys get to walk on the moon with the astronauts? Will the plot of the Russians be foiled on the ground? If nothing else kills the boys will their mothers?

Overall definitely an adorable family movie. Plot is easy enough for anyone to understand. I would have liked a little more action or suspense but it will work just fine.

In IMVU I could not decide what to do at first. With a little bit of thought I came up with this:

DAY 84: FRUIT WREATH
Just in time for your holiday celebrations.
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Day 83

Literati was horrible today. I am not a person who will usually say a person is a cheater if they typically use every day words. However, my opponent today either had just plain old fantastic luck and needs to go buy a lotto ticket before the luck wears off or something was just not right. It is not terribly uncommon to get more than 1 bingo bonus word. However every single one played on the board? No typical especially if at least 4 were done. Either way here was the board from today:

Today's Movie: The Education of Little Tree

I am mixed on this movie. Let me explain why. There has been much controversy over the story in the first place. You can read more about The Education of Little Tree by clicking the link here: Little Tree Controversies. That said, I did not know any of this before already forming my opinions of this movie. That was Spencer being himself and his curiosities getting the best of him as he was pretty sure the film was supposed to be based upon fact rather than fiction.
The things I absolutely loved in this film: The breathtaking scenery. The scenery is much expected for the Smoky Mountains in East Tennessee. Being from Tennessee I expected no less and I was not let down. I enjoyed the more realistic response from animals although I am well aware they are all trained to act and respond on cue. That the children remained innocent in actions for most of the movie, baffled even by the people in their surroundings. I liked that Little Tree learned from doing and experience versus just do this and do that.

Now the downside of this film: I felt that the racism pushed boundaries. While it is possible that this were the views of the time period I felt it was a bit too much. The people who are good are too good. The people who are bad are too bad. The acting is mediocre at best. More of a ho hum I am bored acting in this. More research should have been done to portray a more realistic rendition of Cherokee ways. Too stereotypical.

Overall view of this movie: It is about a young boy who is part Cherokee and part Caucasian. After being orphaned he goes to live with the side of his family that lives of the Earth and practices the beliefs of the Cherokee. He begins to learn of what a Cherokee is and just how much of the Cherokee is truly within him. There is an innocence about him as the racism spews about around him. While he is accepted as Cherokee he is told in an American school he must have an American name. The school he was forced to attend refused to let him be Cherokee. He was to speak no Indian rather English only. He would not be called Little Tree but rather Joshua. You cannot help but fall in love with this handsome little boy who is simply perplexed by the world around him and all of it's contradictions.

In IMVU I dealt with some more requests. I was asked to make more hair colors of the physician hood. Here is how it turned out:

DAY 83: BY REQUEST: PHYSICIAN HOODS

You asked for them and here they are.
Now available in: Black, Brown, Red, Blond and White
Various shades of green hood with curly hair for a Free Woman of the Physicians Caste.
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During Spencer's days off I helped him design his Ram Truck and Escalade in Car Town on Facebook as well. Here are how they turned out:

day 82

In literati I found the game boring and my opponent dull and rude. It was just not anything fancy. Here is how it turned out:

Today's Movie: District 9

Not too bad for an alien film. Thought it was great they did not go with some huge American city or landmark since that has been done before. Was even thrilled that the aliens had a different look to them. What truly caught me off guard is they were portrayed much like a ghetto area or a gang banger area in most Hollywood films have been portrayed. I even found myself feeling bad for the aliens and wishing they could just get home.

Like anyone else the aliens are here. Their craft has for some reason been stranded. After many months of this it was decided that military would board the craft to see why it loomed there. They found the aliens starving and malnourished and decided to make them an area to live in. That area was called District 9. They depict this area much like a gang infested ghetto high crime rate and of course a local king pin to get the aliens weapons in trade for their drug... cat food. Yes, cat food. There is only one problem with the alien weaponry. Only the aliens can use them.

Since the alien technology is only functional with an alien using it many ways to be able to use them have been tested from the alien bodies. Used much like a lab rat. Not everyone is aware they are using the aliens as such. Since their is a high volume of crime among the aliens and their surroundings they decide they intend to move them to a place they call District 10. It is much like a concentration camp in its arrangements. They have to serve the aliens with eviction papers knowing that their experience with the local law is not so good, knowing that the papers they are making the aliens sign are not totally on the up and up.

In the process they are killing nests of babies. Seizing machinery and weaponry. Also killing anyone who does not cooperate. In one of the seizures a man will get sprayed with an alien chemical concoction. That concoction was to get the aliens out of there and return home. He had no idea. It was making him very ill and he began to fall apart. The movie takes place for approximately a 3 day span from there.

He will fit in nowhere. The people who want to use the alien weaponry will want him for the pieces that are turning alien and the humans will not want him in fear it is contagious. He has no choice but to seek refuge in District 9 where he tries to befriend the alien he believes can help him. He only wants to be human once more so he can return home. The aliens just want the liquid he had so they can go home. Who do you think will win that battle?

In IMVU I kept with the pizza theme yet again. Figured what the heck and why not. Made some delicious looking dessert pizza. Now you just need an ice cold soda and we are all set! Here is how it turned out:

DAY 82: DESSERT PIZZA
Available in either Oreo or Apple.
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Day 81

In literati today I met a lovely player. Judging by their score and knowing they own their own job I would say they play for fun. Not many just play for fun anymore. While their board maneuvering skills were not the greatest they were not illiterate. At times they played slow, possible they have been force forfeited a couple times due to having to tend to their business. I do give my opponent today kudos, Though trailing in points and debating resigning she hung in there and finished the game. I much prefer that over a quitter any day.

My skills on the power points available on the board and their lack of knowledge of using them against me cost her the board. To explain what I am speaking of here is a blank board:

Just like scrabble, literati has point tiles on the board. Obviously for maximum points you want to hit as many as you possibly can. The best players make those power point plays dang near impossible for you to get to. Every player for himself pretty much. The idea is to either use them or block them. If you are going to leave a 2W or 3W spot open make sure it is worth the points they might get if they take it. The spots themselves are as follows:
2L = Two times the point value of the letter on that tile. Best play is the highest value tile in your letters to land on that spot if at all possible in the placement of your available word(s).
3L = Three times the point value of the letter on that tile. Best play is the highest value tile in your letters to land on that spot if at all possible in the placement of your available word(s).
2W = Two times the overall points of that specific word(s). For maximum points on that power play you would make sure as many of your higher point tiles are in the word(s) as possible. If possible you would like above make sure the highest value tile is on a 2L or 3L square as well.
3W = Three times the overall points of that specific word(s). For maximum points on that power play you would make sure as many of your higher point tiles are in the word(s) as possible. If possible you would like above make sure the highest value tile is on a 2L or 3L square as well.

Players like me that were raised on scrabble are well aware of these spots. People who play literati for points and a useless score online rather than fun are also very aware of these spots. I offered some advice to the other player. I do hope she will use the advice in the future. I think she has the skills to be a great player and enjoy her game rather than want to resign from it. Here is how our board turned out:

Today's Movie: Confessions of a Shopaholic

Definitely an excellent movie. More geared towards a woman is what I had truly expected. Admittedly Spencer enjoyed this film as well so there goes that theory. It is by far one of the better movies I have seen of late. Great humor and a decent plot line. I felt leading male and female roles were easy on the eyes and the characters easy to fall in love with.

Rebecca is a shopaholic. She dreams of a job in a fashion magazine. She has an interview to try to get a job with them but sees a sale she must have this green scarf. She will meet Luke for the first time when he gives her $20 so she can get it and he can get his hot dog. She will show up to the interview to find out some long legged blond bimbo got the job internally. The receptionist however lets her know that there is another position available in a sister company. More or less telling her she is Dorothy and it is her yellow brick road.

She will meet Luke here. He is her now job interview where her padded resume will get the best of her. She will return to her job to realize that she has none as it goes belly up.Now a shopaholic with no job and creditors calling and harassing her daily she has to figure out something. Her best friend gets a bottle of tequila and they go over her bills. Drunk she decides to write a letter to the lady who runs the magazine she wants to work for explaining metaphorically why she should work there. She also writes a letter to Luke giving him back the $20 and telling him perhaps he should spend it on a new wardrobe. Yup, you guessed it... She mixes them up. She knows this when Luke calls her.

Now she winds up with a job in the sister company. The irony is it is a financial magazine. She is giving financial advice up to her eyeballs in debt. That debt does not stop her from trying to still attend sales. She even says her one persistent debt collector Mr. Smeath is a psycho ex-boyfriend who is stalking her. Let us not forget the frugal mom and dad who saved their pennies and tried to teach their daughter how to be frugal. They in an ironic twist of fate spend their savings after reading "The Girl In The Green Scarf's" editorial.

Throw into this the best friend trying to help her as she is preparing for a wedding that Rebecca

You know everything is going to come back to become a reality she will have to deal with. It is amazing to see how it all turned out in the end.

In IMVU I decided to make some Chicken Pizzas to go with yesterday's pizzas. Here are how they turned out:

DAY 81: CHICKEN PIZZA
Available in either BBQ or Buffalo.
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day 80

Literati was not too bad today a very close game though my opponent was far from social. Here is how it turned out:

Today's Movie: Beer League

I am not sure what parts I liked the most of this movie quite honestly. great story with plenty to offer any adult watcher.

In this story you have the "team of losers". In this case they are a mish mosh of 30 something softball players. They all enjoy a drink. Some enjoy some coke. All of them enjoy sex. Their rival team happens to be the guy who owns the local gym and is running for mayor.

Of course the story would have that one of the teams won't be able to return to the league after the season whichever plays best will stay the other team will have to go. Can these losers pull it together to win?

Throw on into this a man who finds a girl who could change his life. The bunch of Italians that this movie deals with. Their one African American friend. A wedding plan with a bride who hates the best man.

From beginning to end it was lighthearted and funny. The drinking, sport, feud, and sex will definitely appeal to the men. The lighthearted romance and the bride's loathing of the best man are likely to lure in the women. A great date movie with a touch of cussing.

My IMVU project left me starving today. Yes, it is food. In fact it left me wanting pizza so bad my love brought home pizza for supper. Here is how it turned out:

DAY 80: BRUSCHETTA PIZZA & BROCCOLI PIZZA
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Day 79

In literati today I just truly was not feeling the game. Made me wonder if pushing the 80 day mark I am starting to suffer from burnout. Truly not sure if it was just an off day since I was having no luck in the items to derive. Either way here was today's board:

Today's Movie: Aberdeen

A strange movie at best. While sex is no stranger to this movie it seems sobriety just might be. A daughter who is evidently a coke addict. A father who has been away 15 years and is a full blown drunk. As well as a mother who is dying of cancer. Throw it all together and what do you get?

Mom calls the daughter and asks her to go get her father and bring him back to Aberdeen. She tells her he has agreed to go for treatment so she sets off to go get her father and bring him back to Aberdeen. If it were only that simple. She finds him in a bar. She finds out mom lied and he did not agree to this. She also finds out that her mother proposed to him 3 weeks prior to her showing up. She will discover her mother is dying of cancer.

Dad being such a drunk makes it so they cannot fly. She basically laughs at him and says no sorry you aren't getting out of this that easily and they begin their long trek to get to Aberdeen in another fashion. All he cares about is his alcohol. She needs her coke. Mom wants to see them before she dies.

Will they make it? If they do will they be together? Will the daughter push her father too far? Will the father push the daughter too far?

Throw into this a huge lack of comedy. Some of Murphy's Law. As well as a new friend Clive the truck driver. And voila you get the "comedy" that is not truly comedy. Even a hard push to a dramady.

In IMVU I was working on some other items and wound up settling on this one as they in my mind were just not good enough to put into the catalog yet. perhaps another day they will take the form I was hoping for. Here is what I made today in the end:

DAY 79: ANIMALISTIC THROW RUGS
An animal pattern carpet now available in tan/black and white/black.
Round carpets with no pose so you can add your favorite or just add a splash of your wild side to a room.
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