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I can’t wait.

Stardust!

We saw it tonight at the Byrd and it was 128 minutes of delicious, fantastical fun. And I only thought about squirrels a couple times.

And the winner is…..

ERIC with 9 out of 10 correct. He will be getting his FABULOUS prize via the US postal service shortly.

And now for the answers. I’m saving #1 for last because that was the hardest one.

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“Love is an illusion created by lawyer-types like yourself to perpetuate by another illusion called marriage which creates a reality of divorce and the illusionary need for divorce lawyers.” – St. Elmo’s Fire

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“Look up idiot in the dictionary. You know what you’ll find?”
“A picture of me?”
“No! The definition of idiot. Which you fucking are!” – Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

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“If you were a Broadway musical, people would be humming your face.” – The Goodbye Girl

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“Natalie! I was wondering, if you were driving 55 miles per hour and you collided with a runaway train, would it make ANY improvement on your face?” – License to Drive

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“Oh, I forgot – you were sick the day they taught law at law school.” – A Few Good Men

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“The HOT DOG is singing. You need quiet while a hot dog is singing?” – You’ve Got Mail

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“I am gonna march you over to the zoo and feed you to the yak.” – Breakfast at Tiffany’s

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“Neighbors bring food with death, and flowers with sickness, and little things in between.” – To Kill a Mockingbird

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“Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby!” – Walk the Line

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And for #1…

“I love army humor.” – Biloxi Blues

Thanks for playing, everyone!

Welcome to the first-ever Made in Richmond contest!

I have listed 10 of my most favorite movie quotes of all time. The first person to email me with the source of each quote correctly identified (just the movie, not the speaker) will get a FABULOUS prize!

Send responses to madeinrichmond@gmail.com.

Here we go, here we go now:

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“I love army humor.”

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“Love is an illusion created by lawyer-types like yourself to perpetuate by another illusion called marriage which creates a reality of divorce and the illusionary need for divorce lawyers.”

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“Look up idiot in the dictionary. You know what you’ll find?”
“A picture of me?”
“No! The definition of idiot. Which you fucking are!”

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“If you were a Broadway musical, people would be humming your face.”

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“Natalie! I was wondering, if you were driving 55 miles per hour and you collided with a runaway train, would it make ANY improvement on your face?”

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“Oh, I forgot – you were sick the day they taught law at law school.”

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“The HOT DOG is singing. You need quiet while a hot dog is singing?”

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“I am gonna march you over to the zoo and feed you to the yak.”

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“Neighbors bring food with death, and flowers with sickness, and little things in between.”

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“Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby!”

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Ready?……..GO!

Ross and I are currently watching Idiocracy. This is the face I’ve been making the entire time:

Soooooooooo…decide for yourself to whether to watch it?

After getting some ice cream, Ross and I came home to watch Breakfast at Tiffany’s. I always forget how much I love that movie. I was fortunate that my mom was adamant that we watch older movies as we grew up. We happened upon this one in my late teens and I loved it right away. I ended up reading the book in college and, as per usual, I found it to be completely different from the film. But, I love the movie all the same and you should definitely see it if you get a chance.

Here’s a snippet, one of the first scenes in the movie:

When Ross and I went to see Pirates, they showed a preview for The Golden Compass, a film adaptation of the first book (of the same name) in Phillip Pullman’s His Dark Materials series. I first came across this book in Libby Gruner‘s Children’s Literature class at the University of Richmond.

Much to Ross’s dismay, I am not one who typically goes for fantasy/science fiction. The whole concept of having to keep track of the rules in an alternate universe just never appealed to me. Naturally, I wasn’t super-thrilled to find out that Dr. Gruner’s course required me to read a book whose cover I knew would send Ross floating into nerd heaven. But I read it and loved it. I don’t typically read a book in one sitting, but I did with this one. I totally and completely loved it.

I actually felt butterflies in my stomach when I saw the trailer for the film. Nicole Kidman has been perfectly cast as Marisa Coulter and the role of Lyra (seriously, probably second only to Scout Finch on the list of literary characters whom I hope my daughter is exactly like-yes, I have a list like that because I was an English major and I am slightly crazy) is played by Dakota Blue Richards. I can tell already that she is going to be amazing AND she is the most beautiful child I have ever ever seen.

Alas, the movie doesn’t come out until December 7 of this year. So, I’m planning on reading the book over and over and over again to make the wait more bearable.

I mean, I had the wonderful Christmas miracle as mentioned earlier, as well as a good day at school during which some of my kids gave me presents that I will actually use (including Bath & Body Work Brown Sugar and Fig scented lotion-mmmmmmm).

The gloriousness all continued when I got home. I had a nice nap and woke up to my hubs telling me that dinner was ready. He fixed fish sticks and macaroni, which was my most favorite thing to eat when I was little. Ross has been refusing to fix fish sticks since we got married, so this was all very exciting. While we ate we watched Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and I fell in love with Robert Downey, Jr. I was proud of myself for being in love with him because he is perhaps the most grown-up looking man that I’ve ever fallen in love with. Look:

Can we say handsome? Yes, we can, Mr. Downey, Jr., and you. are. it.

Along with that, tomorrow is my last day of work before winter break. I am very very excited.