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.

Naughty food

Kids say the funniest things. And no idea where they come from! Once upon a time my little 'nephew' was eating dinner at one of those buffet style places that has the kids trays with little separate compartments for food. He had peas, mac n' cheese, and corn on his tray. After finishing his mac he had mixed his vegetables into one compartment. He looked up and said "look, p-orn! Peas and corn! PORN!!!!" His dad was shocked and tried not to laugh. Then he looks down and points to an empty compartment and says, "look, NOTHING but PORN!!!!" He was so pleased with himself, he kept saying it louder and louder. Heh Heh.
The same child on the phone last night when asked how his trip with his grandparents went "ummmm, maybe you should ask my dad...." He didn't want to say anything negative. Cute.

1 is a jerk

I recently shared with a friend that as a child I assigned numbers and letters genders. I don't remember how it began, but every time I hear a letter or number I always have a voice in the back of my head that reminds me of the sex.
Who knows where this originated? Picture Page? Sesame Street? Caliope? Or my own child head inner workings. I used to build fortresses out of Legos, forts from boxes and blankets. I also thought Dan Rather was stupid and punched him on our t.v. screen when I was four. I'm sure there was a reason, but it's long since gone. I also though I could fly if I only figured out how. Makes sense; arms, wings, pretty close.
No ideas where all my ideas come from, but I do know that M & N are girls, R is a jerky guy, 2 is a butch girl, and 9

is a sneaky bastard.