So a few weeks back my roommate and I were at Target which, if you knew us personally, you'd know that we believe that Target is our personal Mecca. We venture to Target proooobably once or twice a week at least, and it's like our thing--as in, we usually always go to Target together. Solo Target excursions are not preferred for my roomie and I, but sometimes extenuating circumstances provide that we must venture out alone into the wilds and trek across many miles to our local Target to buy that must-needed item immediately (for example, my solo excursion to Target during my lunch break today to buy the Blu-Ray combo pack of 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'). Otherwise we always go to Target together and we always end up spending hours and hours wandering up and down the wonderous Target aisles.
Anyway, back to our outing to Target a few weeks back from the opening of this blog post. One of our favorite sections at Target is the DVD/CD/Books section. Boy, does that section rawk, and for many reasons. Discounted DVDs and CDs, newly released books... I can't tell you how many times I've flipped through first the 'Twilight: Director's Notebook' and now the 'New Moon Movie Companion' in the book section.
You can usually find me looking completely enthralled
while flipping through one of these books at Target.
The Target Outing Day in question I was making my way to the 'New Moon Movie Companion' book (I believe it was newly released and I had only seen scans of the pages online... which meant I had to see the photo pages myself, with my own eyes). Suddenly, while passing the calendar section, something caught my eye. My Beloved's face. Specifically, THIS:
HUH-ELLO HANDSOME.
I'll admit it: at that moment the usually impenetrable wall around my Twi-ness and Robsession broke down. An excited, urgent noise escaped my throat and out my lips: GASP!!!! (as my roomie and I call it 'The Gay Gasp' and we mean it in the least offensive way possible.) Loud, exaggerated and it perfectly illustrated how I felt about finding this Calendar of Perfection.
Now, I must tell you that usually I don't fall for this "Rob-related" merchandise that basically uses his beautiful, perfect face to make a quick buck (i.e. the trashy 'Robsessed' DVD, completely full of tabloid-happy pictures of Rob). But this was different. I mean, I use and look at my current calendar everyday.... plus I kind of felt like I should pay $10.99 to the company that provided Rob's fans of this spectacular calendar as a thank you. That's the justification I told myself that day, anyway.
Needless to say it went in the cart immediately. I concocted a story about "buying this calendar for my little sister for her birthday" in case I ran into anyone I knew or was questioned about the calendar. (I'm an only child, btw.) I was never questioned, I paid for my Calendar of Perfection and it was stored in my desk for the last few weeks.
Until tonight. I currently have my 'Dark Knight 2009 Calendar' on my wall beside my computer. And I realize we're still not even half-way through December yet. My 'DK 09 Cal' for December brought me a menacing photo of The Joker (whom I love because I love Heath Ledger's Joker--I have 3 Joker posters lining one wall in my bedroom). I should really be worrying about finishing my Christmas shopping than agonizing whether I should keep one calendar up until January or prematurely putting up another calendar because I'm just so completely excited for my new calendar.
With pictures like these for every month, can you blame me for being excited??
So my question is this. Do I leave Joker up until January 1st? Or do I put up The Calendar of Perfection now on the first page (which previews the last 4 months of 2009)?
Joker or Robert? I can't choose since I love both enormously for different reasons.
Calendar Confused,
Sadie
PS--Did you see the Robert picture for my birthday month (January)? I get a photo of Rob in Cannes AND he's wearing his Ray-Bans ALL MONTH LONG?? JUST LOOK AT HIS EYELASHES, DAMMIT!!!
Happy Birthday Sadie.
*puts back of palm to forehead* GASP!! His jaw!! His hair!! His neck!! *swoons then faints*
If there is room on your desk, I say leave DK09 calendar up until Jan. 1 and prop COP10 (Calendar of Perfection '10) on your desk backwards so you can see ALL of the pics of Rob AND still use your DK09 for as long as it's good. If no room on your desk, I suggest somewhere else in the room like a bookshelf of nightstand. If (I'm obviously a contingency planner, sorry) there really is nowhere to prop up COP10 backwards, then... go ahead and put it up, provided there are no events you need note of for the remainder of Dec. You have other DK stuff up, so I wouldn't make this a question of loyalty to DK.
ReplyDeleteIt's bad luck to hang a calendar before the start of the new year. It's like counting your chickens before they hatch.
ReplyDeleteVery good advice, ladies. I decided to prop the calendar up, back cover facing out on my desk. Just like Aurora V. said, now I can admire ALL the fantastic pics of Rob from the COP10. ;)
ReplyDeleteSo The Calendar of Perfection is up now. No, I didn't wait until January 1st... it was more like December 29th when I put it up. Close enough.
ReplyDeleteOh, and I realized that I'm a huge reh-tard because that photo of Rob in Cannes is NOT the January photo, it's the February photo (your birthday month, Aurora!) For January/my birthday month I get an uber-hot photo of Rob in Rome. Beardwardy, Hand Porn, Sex Eyes and PERFECT. :)