i swear i am going to start actually doing these on fridays, but i always forget. so, without further adieu, the friday five (only answered on...well...sunday...):

for march 7, 2003

1. what is the last song you heard?
howie day "sorry so sorry"

2. what were the last two movies you saw?
in the theaters? "chicago" most recently, then "lord of the rings: the two towers" -- but if we're going for last movies i saw all in all, it would be the a & e version of pride & prejudice and "almost famous" (for the ten billionth time, but i love it!)

3. what were the last three things you purchased?
as it is sunday, grocery day, my answers are all sorts of exciting. starting with the most recent and working my way back...
1) chicken with vegetables chinese takeout
2) apples (red & golden delicious)
3) a tomato

4. what four things do you need to do this weekend?
i'll answer this as far as what four things i needed to do this weekend and had as objectives.
1) get my drink on saturday night (accomplished)
2) introduce paul to the wonders of chipotle (accomplished)
3) grocery shopping (accomplished)
4) enjoy the sunshine and balmy weather (accomplished)

5. who are the last five people you talked to?
going from most recently:
1) beth
2) chloe
3) nicole
4) parentals (they're a two-for-one set)
5) becca

i suppose this might have been a bit more effective had i actually done the survey when i was supposed to ... but where's the fun in that, eh? ;-)

the sag awards tonight really surprised me -- i didn't expect the julianne moore shutout and thought nicole kidman would grab best actress (i need to see "the hours" -- note to self). i figured julianna moore would get supporting actress. the fact that the cast of "everybody loves raymond" won for comedy amazed me -- i had "will & grace" (justifiably, in my opinion) pegged for it. i'm psyched "six feet under" won for drama ensemble, even though i would obviously prefer my "west wing" cast ... chicago's going to just kill at the oscar's -- while it was clear before, it's all the more obvious now.

from what i'd been told, finding good chinese in the dc area is tricky, putting it lightly -- the city tends to have much better thai than chinese. apparently i've been really lucky -- my two chinese experiences have been killer. the first was back during actf, when rhiannon and i were going nuts with writers' block and wound up ordering at like 1 a.m. and sitting on the sidewalk outside our hotel, contentedly chowing down on our selections (i swear it was the greatest chicken lo mein ever -- but that might have had to do with the fact that we were doing everything we could to not do work ... it was a great experience nonetheless!). and then the place we ordered from tonight was fantastic -- i ordered the chicken with vegetables (carrots, onions, snow peas, baby corn, broccoli, green pepper and the like) with a light brown sauce, and i thought i'd died and gone to heaven -- PLUS they delivered within probably the span of fifteen minutes. we were in shock when the knock came at the door. bonus!

it's not hop sing, i acknowledge that -- but it's an apples/oranges type of thing. i doubt i'll ever order general's chicken down here, as hop sing cannot be topped in that area, but this was great. when the chinese craving comes along and you can find a more than adequate (quite delicious) way of satisfying said craving ... ah, bliss.

but now, i prepare for another work week. where did the weekend go, i ask? crikey ...