A good couple of weeks.

No, really - these past two weeks have been pretty awesome. I know I don't say that often. I'm actually surprised that things have been going so well. I thought I'd be real bummed and all with me and Ross not being together anymore, but I've handled that whole thing rather well, if I do say so myself.

Since I haven't updated in a bit, this will be a huge mix of nothing in particular and everything in general. Here goes:

I got myself to the movie theater for the first time in months. Marita, Jes, and I all went to see Sweeney Todd, In the Name of the King, and I am Legend. I was pleased overall. Sweeney Todd blew me away, I loved it. End of story. I am Legend was more than I expected. The previews made it seem like it was just another zombie movie. There's nothing wrong with that, of course - I love my zombie movies. But, the story line was deeper than that. Very well put together. In the Name of the King...well...the acting was bad. Really bad. But, the plot was good. The medieval times of the movie saved it. If it was any other type of movie, though, it wouldn't have been good.

Comedy Central has been my savior this week. Dane Cooke, Lewis Black, and Jeff Dunham. Need I say more? Dane Cook I've loved for years, and Jeff Dunham has been a favorite of mine for quite some time. Lewis Black is my new favorite comedian. He is hilarious, hands down. I'd never seen him before, and I fell in love immidiately within the first ten minutes. I've seen two of his performances, and loved them both. I haven't laughed that hard in quite some time. Yay for the funny Jewish guy! The only down side to watching Comedy Central through the night is the constant Girls Gone Wild commercials. And all those stupid Extenze commercials on MTV are enough to drive you batty. Fricken personal enhancement for that 'certain part of the male body'? Arrghhh! Are you fricken kidding me?

Some new seasons of shows have been quite good, too. Reno 911 was awesome; definitely worth the wait. The Gauntlett III is also back. A few of my favorite characters aren't there this time around, but C.T., Beth, Diem, and Coral are all there. So, I'm sure it'll be jam-packed with fun fights throughout the season. The premier of Moment of Truth got me hooked. I like that show already. I mean, come on - any show that can have it's first contestant almost lose his marriage and job within the first 15 minutes has got to be good!

And let's not forget my birthday. All in all, it was really good. One of the best I've ever had, actually. Thursday mom took me to Red Lobster. Haven't been there in years, and the food was absolutely delicious. The waiter sucked, but I guess you can't have your cake and eat it too. (Which has never made any friggen sense to me. Why would I have cake if I wasn't going to eat it!?) Friday we went to see Tournament of Kings at the Excaliber. I've wanted to see it for years, and it was worth the wait and then some. Next to see on my list are Penn & Teller. Then, to complete my birthday week, I had my bowling "party". I invited 19 people. Zero showed up. But that's okay. Me, mom, Marita, and Jes all had a bit of fun bowling anyways. I bowled the worst I've bowled in years. I think my scores were 53 and 96. That is so pathetic, I had to laugh at myself. We had fun, so it's okay. I also got to chat with Ross for a while when waiting for the lanes to open, so that brightened my night a bit. Of course we had to wait for 2 hours for lanes. When I had called 2 weeks earlier to reserve the lanes, they said that reservations aren't needed. When we got there, a league was going on - we did indeed need reservations. So, I guess, it's a good thing no one showed up, eh?

This whole presidential bull is taking a toll on me. A month ago, I would have said I knew who I was voting for. Not now. I saw a debate, and one candidate that I was rooting for before really didn't do well, and another that wasn't even on my list scored a lot of brownie points. So, I'm more confused than ever before. I guess I'll just not let it stress me, since I've got months to make up my mind. The person I'm rooting for probably won't even make it, so why worry?

The rain this past week has been beautiful. I've been missing a lot of it, since most of it is happening during the night, when I'm either sleeping or working. But, you can smell the freshness of the air when you step outside. I love it. I really wish we had more rain here. Mother nature - keep it coming!

I've recently began loving two foods I never thought I would: sushi and mexican. I'm a wimp when it comes to spices, so authentic mexican food has never been my thing. And sushi has never been tasty to me. Well, Willy & Jose's, a resturaunt in Sam's Town, is one of my new favorites. The food there is amazing, and not too spicy. Not spicy at all, actually. The Chicken Chimichanga was to die for, and they serve chips and salsa before your meal with refried beans on the side that was also really good. Then, Marita turned me onto a nice sushi resturaunt in the shopping plaza where she works. The California rolls there are soooo good. I was really surprised how much I actually liked it. She's introduced me to quite a few new foods that I never thought I'd like. Spam Musubi is another thing she got me into, and I crave it every few weeks.

And last, but not least, I've finally come to terms on an issue that I've been skirting around for years. I'm not going to church anymore. I know that if I ever want to go, it's there for me, but I'm not going to stress myself out anymore and worry about what other people would want me to do. I slept in this morning instead of getting up for church, and it is one of the best sleep-in days I've had in a long time. I've gone because I thought it was the right thing to do, but never because I actually wanted to go for myself. It was just not for me. Maybe someday I'll find a church that more suits my needs. Or maybe I won't. Either way, I'm content with my decision for now to just take a much needed break from the whole 'church life' scene. It'll be a big change, not being the "good little mormon girl" anymore. But, I want to be happy. And that lifestyle wasn't making me happy.