Speaking of that, I started thinking about 'milestone' years a few weeks ago at a party. We were guessing different people's ages and when I was asked my age, I drew a blank. I sat there for a second thinking, "wait, how old am I?" Two numbers circled around in my head: 22 and 23. But which was I? I remember turning 21 because that's a 'milestone' age -- that's the age you're legally allowed to drink. But the ages between 21 and 25 are just a blur. A blur of 'not-important' years. I finally had to just break down and do the math, "Well I was born in 1984, and it's 2007, so that makes me...23...so, I'm 23. Yeah, 23. "
I never thought I'd forget my age. The only other time I forgot my age was when I had to schedule an appointment to remove my wisdom teeth and I was super nervous. The receptionist asked me my age and I instantly said "16!" Without hesitation.
My mom said, "you mean 17?"
"Oh yeah...17"
I giggled nervously and added, "...and I'm actually turning 18 in two weeks."
To celebrate Eagan's birthday, we went to Vancouver's #1 ranked Indian restaurant. That place is so hugely popular that the place is packed at 6:00 PM (which is unheard of in a big city). But to ease the wait, they kept bringing out free appetizers. After waiting for 30 minutes and having four different types of amazing appetizers delivered to us on a platter every few minutes -- Eagan and I joked that we should just eat the appetizers and then say, "You know what? We decided against eating here." That would have been ultra classy.
But the entrees were even better and we can see how they are ranked the best year after year. I had chicken in a clove, garlic, and yogurt curry sauce. Eagan had a duo of dumplings in a pomegranate curry sauce and a saag paneer. My mouth is watering just talking about it.
We also had a party with a few close friends. We sat around and talked and drank wine (you'd be surprised how often that happens with grad students. I'm quite the anomaly as I'm not a big drinker). We also broke out the games. I'm glad we found friends that like to play games -- because what get-together is complete without some games? What party is complete without feeling like the coolest person in the world because you were able to act out "RuPaul" without making any sound and your team was able to guess it!
Then came the cake. The Cake. Eagan was so proud of picking out this cake. We got it at an artisan bakery on The Drive (it's kind of like the Vancouver equivalent of Haight-Ashbury). It was a super moist chocolate cake with a sliced almond glazed topping and chocolate ganache. It was so rich -- so rich in fact that Anna Nicole Smith would have wanted to marry it when it was 89 (too soon?).
The Cake
Aazadeh, Eagan, Emma, and Kirsten
Eagan loved that cake
Eagan and I saw the movie Across the Universe the other day. It's a film set in the 60's (characters are dealing with Vietnam, the anti-war movement, the counter-culture movement, etc.). And it's a musical with Beatles' songs. The soundtrack is amazing -- I love the arrangements and I love the singers (who were the actors). The movie was also filmed beautifully -- many of the scenes looked like beautiful artwork. It reminded me of Moulin Rouge. I would definitely recommend it (It's rated PG here, but Canada has a different system for rating movies. I'm guessing it's not going to be rated PG in the states. Maybe PG-13?)Oh yeah and another cool thing about the movie is that there are various allusions throughout the movie that are fun to pick out. It makes for a good game of spot-the-reference.
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I'm pretty sure that movie is rated PG-13 here. I haven't seen it but Denise and Dan saw it and Dee would never watch a rated R movie so that's my guess. They said it was really good too, so I guess I'd better see it. Tell Eagan Happy Birthday!
Oh yeah, if Dee saw it there's no way it can be Rated R. So you are in the clear to see it. There is some nudity (Evan Rachel Wood's left breast in one scene and some butts in another scene) and there's implied, but not explicit, drug use (like there's one scene where they're supposedly taking drags from a marijuana cigarette, but there's actually nothing in between their fingers.)
But I think you would like it -- especially if you liked Moulin Rouge. It's similiar in that it has kind of a melodramatic story/acting, but the story is not the only part of the movie you enjoy. You also enjoy the music (I think you'd really like the music) and the beauty of the scenes.
I would definitly try seeing it in the theatre with the large screen and the surround sound.
Eagan says thank you!
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