Hi. I'm Katie.

Currently listening to "A Beautiful Mess" by Jason Mraz

Today [24 JULY] is my older sister's birthday. And what better way to start it off than by seeing a midnight showing of a brand new movie?! Tonight's options were somewhat limited, though: G-Unit (I might wait for the DVD), Orphan (I don't do scary movies unless I am constipated), and The Ugly Truth (we chose this one). I'm not going to lie, I wasn't overly excited for the movie. I mean, after last week's kickass Harry Potter midnight showing, how could this one even compare?

Well, whatever preconceived notions I had about the movie are now smashed into a million pieces. I loved The Ugly Truth. I gobbled it up. Soaked in the story. Became one with the characters and their emotiones. I L-O-V-E-that-spells-LOVED IT! Omaigosh. Although my older sister was pretty amped to see it, I must say that I laughed louder and smiled larger than anyone there. 

According to the Internet Movie Database (a.k.a. imdb.com), The Ugly Truth is about Abby Richter (Katherine Heigl). [She] is a romantically challenged morning show producer whose search for Mr. Perfect has left her hopelessly single. She's in for a rude awakening when her bosses team her with Mike Chadway (Gerard Butler), a hardcore TV personality who promises to spill the ugly truth on what makes men and women tick. And then some. 

I just, really enjoyed it. Very funny, charming, clever, and D.) all the above. Plus, I was able to relate to both sides of the story! I have been Abby: the girl who is constantly on the lookout for Mr. Right. But I've also been Mike: thinking there's more to life than just love, but then I start falling for the one person it seems things will never work out with. I don't want to give away the whole movie (although you might be able to guess how it ends), but sometimes a situation like this will start me thinking...

I am a serial crusher, as I may or may not have mentioned before in a previous post somewhere. More than half of the guys I meet I'll day-dream about and think of how we'll fall in love and live happily ever after. [for the record] I don't think it's creepy. That's just how my brain functions in the absence of a more serious relationship. Trust me when I say that it is a very entertaining way of passing the time until some strong man comes to whisk me off my own two feet.

And seeing this movie and being the romantic that I am just makes me realize:
I want a love that keeps me guessing.
I want a love that's so hard, it's easy.
I want a love that makes me learn how to play the guitar so all of my new songs aren't a capella ;)
I want a love that people will make movies about.
I want a love that doesn't fit any stereotypes or preconceived ideas.
I want a love that cannot be contained.
I want a love that will fill my heart because goodness knows there's room for more. 

And you know what?! I'm going to find it. But I do hope that I don't find it again and again and again. I don't want to fall in love, then fall in love again and again, each time with a new fella as though I tripped down some very poorly constructed stairs where you just seem to keep on falling. Like in so many movies and books, I would love to find that love you never saw coming. And because it's such an amazing surprise, it lasts forever because that sensation is instilled in both hearts.

Sigh. Anywho, if you've already seen Harry Potter twice and can't decide between seeing The Hangover a fifth time or The Proposal a first time, pick The Ugly Truth. (Well, if you're 18 or older since it's rated R.) It'll make you laugh and your heart just might swell a few size's like the Grinch's. 

:D