Happy New Yearrrrrr

I know, it’s late, but what can I say.
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I hope so far this year is going swimmingly for everyone.

I just found out yesterday that we booked our first job of the year!   We will be doing in-home interviews and shopalongs for a popular environmentally-friendly cleaning company.    First up is almost a week in SF, then we will be hitting Chi-town the last week in January.   Very exciting.    We are also pitching a very cool online radio company and a non-profit company.   Our odds on the online radio project are pretty good, but the non-profit has several companies bidding for the project, so it’s a bit of a long-shot.    Fingers crossed!

In other news… the holidays were just lovely.   Super low-key and relaxing since we stayed here and just celebrated with the immediate in-laws.    My favorite gifts included classic aviator Ray Bans (Aaron) , skinny jeans and sexy boots (MIL) ,a crockpot!  (my brother & sister-in-law) and some cute clothes and a necklace from my momma.

Aaron got the new iPhone 4S from me + his mom — and I think I want one, but I’m still pretending to be an Apple-avoider even though I’m obssessed with my iPad and I’m typing this from my MacBook Pro.   Heh.  I need to switch from Verizon to AT&T because I basically live in a Verizon black hole, and I need to have service since I work from home so much.   But I don’t wannnnnaaaaa.    waa.

We’re also obssessed with our crockpot these days… it’s pretty awesome and I knew I wanted one, but I didn’t realize how awesome life could be with one.   It’s awesome.  Is it sad or awesome that we get super excited about crockpot recipes???

Uhhh yess.   This is the time of the year for moviesmoviesmovies as we frantically try to see everything that has been nominated for Golden Globes and/or SAG awards in anticipation of what we think will be nominated for Oscars.  

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So far, my favorite movies of 2011, in no particular order:
– Beginners   (LOVED LOVED LOVED)
– Drive (ADORED)
– Midnight in Paris  (SAW RIGHT AFTER GOING TO PARIS, MIGHT BE BIASED)
– Crazy Stupid Love  (Ryan Gosling)
– Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Daniel Craig)
– The Help  (Good stuff)
– The Descendents (George Clooney!)
– Warrior (Tom Hardy)

Movies I enjoyed, but not running around telling everyone about:
– The Artist  
– Another Earth
– Melancholia?   I’m still not sure if I enjoyed this, but I think I may have
– Cowboys & Aliens

Movies I saw, but cannot articulate how I feel about them
– Shame

Movies I definitely did not like:
– The Debt
– Tree of Life

Still want to see:
– Moneyball
– Ides of March
– In the Land of Blood and Honey
– Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
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I desperately need, and am getting, my hairs cut Friday; and I  strongly need a pedicure, but other than that….. life is good.

Welcome, 2012.