i cried listening to music today.  i wish every day could hold feeling like this.

Acting?

Up until this past weekend I knew for a fact that Robert Pattinson could not act his way out of a paper bag, having seen all of the Twilight movies with my friend's obsessed son.  Even as a nine year old he was saying how awful Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson were onscreen.

Even so, I gave Remember Me a whirl.  RP and Emilie de Ravin (of LOST fame) give a go as typical misunderstood twenty-somethings.  I was pleasantly surprised to see there was actually a spot of acting going on.  They were perfectly acceptable in these roles, but what bothered me was that the film was wasted on these two while the vision of perfection herself Lena Freakin Olin was wasted as a background parent.  And Chris Cooper.  I mean, come on.  If your script lands acting chops like those, write a few more lines in for them!  

I must say The Surprise Acting Award goes to Pierce Brosnan, who does a superb Asshole I could give a bleep mega rich corporate dad to RP.  He really was fun to dislike and blame all the angst on.  Even though this was a movie I just "liked", there were two beautifully poignant moments that made the film memorable for me.  Oddly enough they were just focused on RP.  Well done I say.

f you 50/50!!

I am sooooo glad that I saw this movie alone. Whew.  What looked like a comedy to me- Seth Rogan! Hello!  Turned out to be a roller coaster.  Which, admittedly, I did enjoy.  I love Joseph Gordon-Levitt with a sweet fondness that is all for him. Sitting by myself in packed Laurelhurst theater, I laughed a lot, with opening scenes discussing the importance of blow jobs, and why they are JOBS,  As the movie wore on, there came a point that I couldn't stop the tears trickling, then turning into wiping away every few seconds.  Angelica Huston is fabulous as always, but this time as a middle aged mother, and taking the back seat.  It's cool, the music is fun, the apartments are desirable, and everything just works.  It makes sense, and while isn't the best of all time, it resonated within me, something I always appreciate in a film.  Pay attention- the moment JGL drives is perfect and realistic.

tears streamin down

So, I seem to have that crazy gene that makes me cry when onions are chopped nearby. Which is rather unfortunate for me since I like to cook. I don't know if there are any real remedies- I've heard all sorts of crazy things- chop with a candle nearby, put your head in the freezer, and the last one- soak the onion for ten minutes in cold water. Wowzas!!! Do these things work? Well the answer is- not on me. The other thing I have been told is "it's all in your head." Really? You think I want to take twenty minutes to chop a damn onion? I have to stop at least twice to wash my face and take a time out. Yep. I just cursed a friend today for the 'soak the onion for ten minutes' - I am still tear stained! I get teased about this pretty relentlessly. When one friend found out it was any onion-red, yellow, white, he said- "it's only supposed to be the white ones!!" Well thanks. I usually use red, but da-mn they make me cry pretty bad.

Am I just emotional? Is this just a way for me to let my tears out without looking like a sad sappy chick? Do I have no control over my body? Really? Is it like sneezing- it's just gonna happen?

Who knows. What I am going to warn you about- if anyone comes over for dinner I usually ask my guests to chop for me.

Masters of the Universe!

A few weeks back I had a cold, so I was lounging around, and decided to watch He-Man, and consequently She-Ra. I used to loooooooooove these cartoons as a kid. I would jump around with wrapping paper tubes as my sword and play He-Man with my best friend Mikey. Unfortunately he made me be She-Ra usually, and I wound up disgruntled.
So, here I am, laying on my couch, watching Adam walk around with Cringer, and I was astounded that I didn't remember how homo-erotic the show was. And really,how is possible that no one realized Adam was he man!!!??? He didn't even wear a mask or glasses! Come on people!!! At least Battlecat had a mask-helmet thing to cover his face. Sorry folks, but I think Skeletor is a whiny little douche.