Decorating my office

In my office in the temporary location, I have a lot of empty wall space.  2 walls to be exact.  So to make my office more "homey", I decided to decorate them.  One wall is dedicated to my Robert Pattinson obsession.  Since I am the AV Librarian, I decided to decorate the other wall with movie posters.  But I didn't want to use just any movie posters.  I wanted to pick movies that held some significance to me.  I haven't finished the project yet, but the following are the movies I have used so far.  I have included a description on why I chose them.  I hope you enjoy.

1.  Disney's Robin Hood - This movie first came out when I was in Kindergarten.  I really wanted to see it.  Mom was going to take me and my brother but we had really bad weather that year and since we lived in the country, we didn't get to see it.  Mom did buy me the soundtrack album so I thought that was kinda cool.  Luckily I am old enough that back then, Disney re-released their movies on the big screen (instead of DVD like they do now.  I wish they didn't do that.  But that is a whole other blog post. ) and I eventually did get to see it when I was in the 6th grade.

2.  Grease - I do remember seeing this in the theater and loving it.  But I decided to choose this movie poster because of the soundtrack album.  I played it non stop.  I probably drove my parents crazy with it but I didn't care.  It was and still is a great soundtrack.

3.  Rain Man - This is the first movie my BFF Edie and I went to see together.  It was the start of a life long friendship that I will cherish forever.  We have seen many, many movies together and can tell you many many stories related to them.   She is and will always be my favorite movie going partner.

4.  Dances with Wolves - As I have mentioned before, I had and still have a Kevin Costner fetish.  Dances with Wolves is my all time favorite Kevin movie.  I went to see it in the theater 3 times.  One time we set in the front row.  Let me tell you, that is not easy considering it's a 3 hour movie.  But it was worth it. 

5.  Fried Green Tomatoes - I think this is a wonderful movie, but it's not why I picked it for my wall.  When I went to see it the first time, I didn't realize the 2 main characters were gay.  What can I say, back then, I didn't get around much.  So I went to that movie 3 more time (we had the dollar theater back then).  Needless to say, I finally got it.

6.  Much Ado About Nothing - I love Shakespeare movies.  Luckily, so does Edie.  Out of all the Shakespeare movies I have seen, Much Ado About Nothing is my all time favorite.  Beatrice and Benedict are one of the most romantic couples on fim.  When Edie and I went to see this in the theater, there were maybe 6 of us total in the theater.  By the time it was over, I believe we were the only ones left in the theater as everybody else left (Edie, you can correct me if I am wrong).

7.  Ghost - Edie and I used to go to Peru a lot to see movies.  It was cheap and a change of scenery.  Any way, I swear for a 6 month period all that was showing in Peru was Ghost.

8.  Beauty and the Beast - As I have said before, Beauty and the Beast is my all time favorite Disney movie.  So it had to go on my wall.

9.  When Harry Met Sally - There are many reasons I love this movie.  The screenplay was written by Nora Ephron.  I love all things Nora.  It stars Billy Crystal (the all time greatest Oscar host ever) and Meg Ryan.   And most of all, it has songs done by my beloved Harry Connick Jr.  It was this soundtrack that I was introduced to Harry and his music and boy was I hooked.  I have seen him in concert 3 times and have all his CDs.  He is the best singer ever, in my humble opinion.

10.  Monsters Inc. - I love all the Pixar movies so I couldn't decide which one to put on my wall.  Since Billy Crystal is in this one, I chose Monsters Inc.

11.  Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - I have read and loved all (but the last one) of the Harry Potter books.  I have also enjoyed the movies ( although I think the books are better.  What can I say,  I am a librarian).  So I went with Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire because Robert Pattinson is in it. (do you see a trend?)

That is all I have so far.  I will update you on any additions to my wall.