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How long have we been in the car? Since Prince was on Apollonia.

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Possibly the best internet video of all time.

I thought to take ya'll down memory lane with that one after forcing my boys to ride around aimlessly with me while I finished listening to this one:

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Tell me that doesn't make you smile.  Kanye's a jackass, sure, but he makes damn good music.  This parody video makes me laugh every time.

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Date night? Best movie I've seen in a long time. For adults. Finally. #UITA

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Maguire surprised me with a date night last weekend. My favorite kind of date night that he designs: Dinner and a movie... but the movie is kept a secret from me until it starts. Tricky to pull off, but SO worth it.

Imagine sitting in a theater and having no idea what is about to start on the big screen. Listening to the excitement of everyone around you, eavesdropping for hints. I tried to guess all night, over dinner, never guessing Up in the Air. When we walked by the one sheets outside the theater, I finally saw the one sheet (broke the rules, as I'm not supposed to look at the movie posters on the way in) and said, "Oh man, that's the movie I couldn't remember that I wanted to see! But, um, I'll be fine if we're going to see Alvin and the Chipmunks."

Nice work, Maguire.  Best movie I've seen in quite a while.  Satisfying.  Go see it.