What Possessed You?

We are so far behind in our Netflix queue that I no longer remember why certain movies were added to the queue.

This explains why The Boy and I sat through a terribly depressing film the other evening.

When the final credits rolled, The Boy said: That was an awful film. I can't believe we watched it. I can't believe anyone made it. I can't figure out what possessed you to put it in our queue.

I responded: I'm not sure why it was in our queue. I suppose I must have thought it sounded interesting.

Him: What on earth could someone have written to entice you? "In a land where giving your heart and soul has a whole new meaning..."? Or perhaps, "Young children, raised to have their organs harvested...yet against all odds, a couple falls in love only to be ripped apart by another round of surgeries."

Me: I'm telling you, I just don't know.

Him: So basically this evening, we went from watching The Greatest Movie Ever Sold to watching The Worst Movie Ever Made.

Alone

I finally did something I've been dreading on my 101 List: I went to a movie alone.

The Boy and many of my friends think it's a bit crazy that I avoid - reject to be exact - going to the movies alone. But it's true. I've never been to the movies alone.

Or at least, I hadn't, before Sunday evening.

I caught a showing of Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris at the discount cinema. Just me. Me, myself and I, and a bunch of strangers, giggling to a truly delightful movie that both celebrates the arts, Paris, language and relationships - a gem of a movie.

I loved it.

The movie, that is. Not going by myself.

But I did have a revelation as to why I don't like to go to the movies alone. Watching a movie is a shared experience for me. Throughout the film, I kept wishing that The Boy was there to see it with me - I wanted to talk about the film to someone - anyone - afterwards. (I didn't, though.)

I mean, what do you do with little lessons like " "Maybe the present is a little unsatisfying because life is a little unsatisfying."

Wonderful. Just wonderful.

PS - I think I'll have to watch this again with The Boy. And then maybe with John and Stacie. And then JuJuBe. And with my mom, even though she doesn't really like Woody Allen or his films. It's just one of those kinds of movies.

PPS - I really want the soundtrack. {sigh}

Living in the Castle of Aaauuuggghhh

It's the end of January and I still have my fall wreath on the door:

We've fallen into a real-life Monty Python and the Holy Grail classic quote experience...except it's:

A year passed. Christmas changed into Winter.

Winter changed into Spring.

Spring changed into Summer.

Summer changed back into Autumn.

And Autumn gave Christmas, Winter and Spring a miss and went straight on into Autumn.

If you don't know what I'm talking about, shame.on.you. Go and read the original here.

It's Late, But

We just got home, but it was such a fun evening that I just have to share!

1. Several folks from my office got together after work at Jake's Joint - my favorite burger joint that now has a location just blocks from my office! It has the coolest covered patio in addition to its already best burgers and fixins. Let me just say: 6 people. 3 baskets of fried jalapenos, 1 basket of cheese fries, 1 basket of tater tots, 1 basket of fried potato something else. WOW.

I.Must.Go.To.The.Gym.Saturday.Morning.

2. Ironically, I was the only girl at this gathering of the after work, fried-food nation. How fun is that?! It could only have been better if they would have set me on the table in the middle of them all so I could have been 100% the center of attention!!!

3. We finished the evening by catching a later showing of Iron Man. I went with two of my favorite guys - my husband, Kelly, and our good friend, Richard. I won't give away anything in the film (I'll let the previews do that for you!), but I will say it was a great movie and a wonderful start to the summer movie season. Another tip - stay to the very end of the film. Don't leave when the credits start. Don't leave when the credits end. There's a wonderful Easter Egg just after the screen goes black.