Over the past two nights, I think I've gotten a total of 7 hours of sleep. This is equal to one night's normal amount. Needless to say, I am the walking dead. I cannot form a coherent sentence, take anything seriously or think with any manner of logic. I am shaky, see trails behind moving objects and tend to make faces behind the backs of the people I don't care for at work.
I am determined to get a good night's sleep tonight, so I'm getting some music together to help lull me into la la land.
One of the most beautiful songs that I tend to forget about.
A song I found when I was pregnant with my son - good timing.
The song I used to sing to my son as I was feeding him in the middle of the night.
Or for something just a little darker...
Any other suggestions?
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Thursday, April 29, 2010
what i want to do for my summer vacation
What I Want To Do For My Summer Vacation
by Rebecca
What I want to do for my summer vacation is rent a yacht and cruise the Mediterranean for a week. I would like to rent a yacht called the "Vajoliroja" which the owner, Johnny Depp, named after his family (and sounds a lot like "The Jolly Roger").
I think it's a very beautiful ship - full of my favorite colors, deep reds and blacks and it has lots and lots of pretty wood on it. I would like to try to ride the waverunners and do a little kayaking on the sea. I could even watch tv and play on the Wii! The yacht only costs about $110,000.00 to rent for a week and I think that's a very small price to have so much fun on a big boat. If the owner wanted to use it to go to his private island in the Bahamas instead, I'd be happy to share the ride with him. I can be really nice like that.
by Rebecca
What I want to do for my summer vacation is rent a yacht and cruise the Mediterranean for a week. I would like to rent a yacht called the "Vajoliroja" which the owner, Johnny Depp, named after his family (and sounds a lot like "The Jolly Roger").I think it's a very beautiful ship - full of my favorite colors, deep reds and blacks and it has lots and lots of pretty wood on it. I would like to try to ride the waverunners and do a little kayaking on the sea. I could even watch tv and play on the Wii! The yacht only costs about $110,000.00 to rent for a week and I think that's a very small price to have so much fun on a big boat. If the owner wanted to use it to go to his private island in the Bahamas instead, I'd be happy to share the ride with him. I can be really nice like that.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
better than fine
Other than the horrendous work situation I'm in, things are going swimmingly. Spring is here - I was able to sit out in the sun for a half-hour this afternoon while I ate my lunch. I have the bestest hubby in the whole wide world - sure sometimes I wanna smack him upside the head, but other times he gives me more than I could ever expect. My son is well-behaved, intelligent and maturing every day - of course, with that there's more and more testing but that's to be expected. I'm succeeding in my quest to lose weight - slowly but surely those pounds are starting to melt away. I have awesome friends - some near that I talk to often and others far away, but still there. All of them rock!
Life is good! My work life just drags me down so much that I forget about all the good stuff around me. Gotta stop letting that happen and focus on allll that positive things in my life. No more tears, dang it!
Guess I don't really have a point to this post, but as the song below says:
"If you don't have a point to make
Don't sweat it
You'll make a sharp one being so kind
And I'd sure appreciate it.
Everyone else's goal's to get big headed
Why should I follow that beat being that I'm
Better than fine"
Life is good! My work life just drags me down so much that I forget about all the good stuff around me. Gotta stop letting that happen and focus on allll that positive things in my life. No more tears, dang it!
Guess I don't really have a point to this post, but as the song below says:
"If you don't have a point to make
Don't sweat it
You'll make a sharp one being so kind
And I'd sure appreciate it.
Everyone else's goal's to get big headed
Why should I follow that beat being that I'm
Better than fine"
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
high school dance party
I woke up this morning with this song playing in my head and I have no idea why:
It makes me wanna put on a spandex dress and do the running man. (Then I remember that my body isn't shaped the way it was in high school and a spandex dress would be a very scary thing at this point.) We wore and listened to a bunch of crap back then! I guess any generation can look back and laugh, but come on - we were crazy! Here are a few more choice tidbits of late 80's/early 90's nostalgia to cringe at:
Ever notice how the guy who's "rapping" sounds like the same one from Revenge of the Nerds? Just sayin'...
Oh, I don't really miss that stuff. Of course the heavy hitters of MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice were big things back then, but I can't post their videos because they're un-embeddable (my new word for the day).
Time to shake all this big hair off and move on...
It makes me wanna put on a spandex dress and do the running man. (Then I remember that my body isn't shaped the way it was in high school and a spandex dress would be a very scary thing at this point.) We wore and listened to a bunch of crap back then! I guess any generation can look back and laugh, but come on - we were crazy! Here are a few more choice tidbits of late 80's/early 90's nostalgia to cringe at:
Ever notice how the guy who's "rapping" sounds like the same one from Revenge of the Nerds? Just sayin'...
Oh, I don't really miss that stuff. Of course the heavy hitters of MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice were big things back then, but I can't post their videos because they're un-embeddable (my new word for the day).
Time to shake all this big hair off and move on...
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
...and i feel fine
So, I turn on my computer this morning and the headlines read something like this:
"Hundreds dead in China quake"
"India cyclone kills 31"
"Iceland evacuates hundreds as volcano erupts again"
All in a row - just like that.
Are we experiencing the beginning of the end? Is the earth finally telling its inhabitants that it's fed up and we need to find someplace new? Are those damned ancient Mayans right?
I highly doubt that the number of earthquakes and storms have increased that much. I have a feeling we're just hearing about them more often than we used to. We're in an age of sensationalistic "journalism" on a 24-hour basis that needs to fill up its time with something. (Maybe that's why Glenn Beck has his own show.) What better way to fill it up than with things that happen every day but sound absolutely horrible, so our attention is drawn to it like a train wreck.
Imagine what a field day the news networks would have had if they had been around in the days of the eruption of Krakatoa - now THAT was a bit of hell on earth. Or picture the nation-wide manhunt for John Wilkes Booth after Lincoln's assasination. (I picture it being something like watching OJ in the white Bronco.) Minute by minute updates and interviews with the neighbor of the cousin of a member of the audience in the theater that night who had an obstructed view of Booth jumping onto the stage and maybe out a door somewhere...
But, I digress...I don't see natural everyday disasters as the prediction of our demise. Now, if the Holy See started giving all of its money away to third world nations to promote the use of condoms, I might just take that as a sure sign.
"Hundreds dead in China quake"
"India cyclone kills 31"
"Iceland evacuates hundreds as volcano erupts again"
All in a row - just like that.
Are we experiencing the beginning of the end? Is the earth finally telling its inhabitants that it's fed up and we need to find someplace new? Are those damned ancient Mayans right?
I highly doubt that the number of earthquakes and storms have increased that much. I have a feeling we're just hearing about them more often than we used to. We're in an age of sensationalistic "journalism" on a 24-hour basis that needs to fill up its time with something. (Maybe that's why Glenn Beck has his own show.) What better way to fill it up than with things that happen every day but sound absolutely horrible, so our attention is drawn to it like a train wreck.
Imagine what a field day the news networks would have had if they had been around in the days of the eruption of Krakatoa - now THAT was a bit of hell on earth. Or picture the nation-wide manhunt for John Wilkes Booth after Lincoln's assasination. (I picture it being something like watching OJ in the white Bronco.) Minute by minute updates and interviews with the neighbor of the cousin of a member of the audience in the theater that night who had an obstructed view of Booth jumping onto the stage and maybe out a door somewhere...
But, I digress...I don't see natural everyday disasters as the prediction of our demise. Now, if the Holy See started giving all of its money away to third world nations to promote the use of condoms, I might just take that as a sure sign.
amazing larry - the lost scene
Who knew that Amazing Larry actually had a bit of a backstory to his amazing hair? I hate to admit it, but I'm glad this didn't make it into the final cut.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
1985 - the classics that must stand alone
These are the movies that are quoted left and right and are the subject of pop culture references by the thousands...and all from 1985! Tell me you wouldn't watch these on a lazy weekend afternoon.
1. Pee Wee's Big Adventure
Ah, my favorite movie on the list and my second-favorite movie of all time. This is the movie that I can recite every line of when I watch it, much to the chagrin of my husband. I have turned my son into a Pee Wee fan and I'm darn proud of it! By the way - did you know this was Tim Burton's first movie?
What's Awesome: Everything! Okay, okay...Large Marge, Amazing Larry, the Alamo tour, "I know you are, but what am I?" rescuing animals from the pet store fire
Not So Awesome: The sequel - Big Top Pee Wee. Not awesome at all.
2. Back to the Future
Because of a flux capacitor in a DeLorean and a van full of angry Lybians, Marty McFly ends up in 1955 and has to help his parents fall in love so his life can continue while working with the younger version of the man who invented said time machine to generate the 1.21 gigawatts of energy needed to send him home. Sounds simple enough, doesn't it? Classic.
What's Awesome: Time travel, Huey Lewis soundtrack, a young Billy Zane, the DeLorean, Doc Brown
Not So Awesome: Way too much Pepsi product placement, the orange vest - I never liked that thing
3. The Breakfast Club
I didn't see this movie until I was an adult. I know, shocked. Having never been in detention (insert halo here) I couldn't really relate, but I liked the story of people in different groups getting to know one another for who they really are and not their label. Totally my kind of message. Throw in Ally Sheedey's awesome character and a fun dance sequence (because we all wanted to do that in our school libraries) and you've got a pretty cool movie.
What's Awesome: Pixie Stick sandwich, the lipstick trick, dandruff art
Not So Awesome: Molly Ringwald - I was never a fan
4. The Goonies
I was never as big a fan of this movie as other people, but it was an interesting concept. I wanna go searching for pirate treasure! The bad guys were annoying, the good guys were annoying...in fact, I don't know if I liked a single character...but that's just me. Still loved by millions and still a classic.
What's Awesome: The Cyndi Lauper theme song, searching for pirate treasure
Not So Awesome: The token fat kid, the Fratellis, Corey Feldman, Sloth...I could go on
5. Clue
Oh, how I love this movie! I had seen it when it first came out on video, but didn't really appreciate the comedic performances and timing until I was much older. Who knew a movie based on a board game could be so perfect. The cast was amazing and the three different endings made things even more fun. "But here's what really happened..."
What's Awesome: The singing telegram, Mrs. White's "flames on the sides of my face," Tim Curry, "Too Late"
Not So Awesome: With the death of Madeline Kahn, there will never be another comedy ensemble quite like it.
That does it for my look back at the movies of 1985. From now on, I'll just be rambling on about nothing in particular. :)
1. Pee Wee's Big Adventure
Ah, my favorite movie on the list and my second-favorite movie of all time. This is the movie that I can recite every line of when I watch it, much to the chagrin of my husband. I have turned my son into a Pee Wee fan and I'm darn proud of it! By the way - did you know this was Tim Burton's first movie?
What's Awesome: Everything! Okay, okay...Large Marge, Amazing Larry, the Alamo tour, "I know you are, but what am I?" rescuing animals from the pet store fire
Not So Awesome: The sequel - Big Top Pee Wee. Not awesome at all.
2. Back to the Future
Because of a flux capacitor in a DeLorean and a van full of angry Lybians, Marty McFly ends up in 1955 and has to help his parents fall in love so his life can continue while working with the younger version of the man who invented said time machine to generate the 1.21 gigawatts of energy needed to send him home. Sounds simple enough, doesn't it? Classic.
What's Awesome: Time travel, Huey Lewis soundtrack, a young Billy Zane, the DeLorean, Doc Brown
Not So Awesome: Way too much Pepsi product placement, the orange vest - I never liked that thing
3. The Breakfast Club
I didn't see this movie until I was an adult. I know, shocked. Having never been in detention (insert halo here) I couldn't really relate, but I liked the story of people in different groups getting to know one another for who they really are and not their label. Totally my kind of message. Throw in Ally Sheedey's awesome character and a fun dance sequence (because we all wanted to do that in our school libraries) and you've got a pretty cool movie.
What's Awesome: Pixie Stick sandwich, the lipstick trick, dandruff art
Not So Awesome: Molly Ringwald - I was never a fan
4. The Goonies
I was never as big a fan of this movie as other people, but it was an interesting concept. I wanna go searching for pirate treasure! The bad guys were annoying, the good guys were annoying...in fact, I don't know if I liked a single character...but that's just me. Still loved by millions and still a classic.
What's Awesome: The Cyndi Lauper theme song, searching for pirate treasure
Not So Awesome: The token fat kid, the Fratellis, Corey Feldman, Sloth...I could go on
5. Clue
Oh, how I love this movie! I had seen it when it first came out on video, but didn't really appreciate the comedic performances and timing until I was much older. Who knew a movie based on a board game could be so perfect. The cast was amazing and the three different endings made things even more fun. "But here's what really happened..."
What's Awesome: The singing telegram, Mrs. White's "flames on the sides of my face," Tim Curry, "Too Late"
Not So Awesome: With the death of Madeline Kahn, there will never be another comedy ensemble quite like it.
That does it for my look back at the movies of 1985. From now on, I'll just be rambling on about nothing in particular. :)
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
1985 - the science movies
1. Weird Science
I didn't see this one until I was an adult, and I think that's probably a good thing. I was never the party type until I hit adulthood, so I don't think I would have gotten it. The awkwardness of the two is a little over the top (hanging out in the bathroom during a party), but it's a silly 80's movie, so who cares?
What's Awesome: Robert Downey Jr, Bill Paxton, and a great song by Oingo Boingo (Danny Elfman pre-Tim Burton)
Not So Awesome: 80's women's bikini underwear being worn by a guy - how did they fit so perfectly? The missile in the living room - really?
2. Real Genius
This is my favorite movie in this category. Val Kilmer, the hottie that he was. (Ah, what happened Val?) So many classic lines that I still use today. "...all of my filth is arranged in alphabetical order. This, for instance, is under 'H' for "toy." and "This? This is ice. This is what happens to water when it gets too cold. This? This is Kent. This is what happens to people when they get too sexually frustrated. "Can you hammer a six-inch spike through a board with your penis?"
and I could go on, but I won't because I don't want to bore you. The cheezy 80's music montages and hilarious script make this one of those movies that I can watch over and over.
What's Awesome: Val Kilmer, the popcorn scene, Kent talking to God (see below), Lazlo
Not So Awesome: The little love story between Mitch and Jordan. He's only 15! Geniuses know about statutory rape, right?
3. The Bride
Okay, I admit, I haven't seen this movie in years, so I really don't have much to say about it other than it was based on the Bride of Frankenstein (hence the science category) and it stars Sting and Jennifer Beals. Yeah - that's all I remember.
What's Awesome: Sting
Not So Awesome: Sting acting
4. D.A.R.Y.L.
I bet you forgot about this movie, didn't you? It's the one with the kid who finds out that he's really an android and has to escape from the government. Okay, I had forgotten about it until I saw the list. I always felt bad for the poor robokid. Looking back on it now, you have to wonder how people actually believed that this would be possible given the awesome 80's technology that they had. (Check out the Pole Position game in the clip below)
What's Awesome: The 80's technology, kids swearing
Not So Awesome: The sad parts - I hate sad parts
Next time: The classics that must stand alone
I didn't see this one until I was an adult, and I think that's probably a good thing. I was never the party type until I hit adulthood, so I don't think I would have gotten it. The awkwardness of the two is a little over the top (hanging out in the bathroom during a party), but it's a silly 80's movie, so who cares?
What's Awesome: Robert Downey Jr, Bill Paxton, and a great song by Oingo Boingo (Danny Elfman pre-Tim Burton)
Not So Awesome: 80's women's bikini underwear being worn by a guy - how did they fit so perfectly? The missile in the living room - really?
2. Real Genius
This is my favorite movie in this category. Val Kilmer, the hottie that he was. (Ah, what happened Val?) So many classic lines that I still use today. "...all of my filth is arranged in alphabetical order. This, for instance, is under 'H' for "toy." and "This? This is ice. This is what happens to water when it gets too cold. This? This is Kent. This is what happens to people when they get too sexually frustrated. "Can you hammer a six-inch spike through a board with your penis?"
and I could go on, but I won't because I don't want to bore you. The cheezy 80's music montages and hilarious script make this one of those movies that I can watch over and over.
What's Awesome: Val Kilmer, the popcorn scene, Kent talking to God (see below), Lazlo
Not So Awesome: The little love story between Mitch and Jordan. He's only 15! Geniuses know about statutory rape, right?
3. The Bride
Okay, I admit, I haven't seen this movie in years, so I really don't have much to say about it other than it was based on the Bride of Frankenstein (hence the science category) and it stars Sting and Jennifer Beals. Yeah - that's all I remember.
What's Awesome: Sting
Not So Awesome: Sting acting
4. D.A.R.Y.L.
I bet you forgot about this movie, didn't you? It's the one with the kid who finds out that he's really an android and has to escape from the government. Okay, I had forgotten about it until I saw the list. I always felt bad for the poor robokid. Looking back on it now, you have to wonder how people actually believed that this would be possible given the awesome 80's technology that they had. (Check out the Pole Position game in the clip below)
What's Awesome: The 80's technology, kids swearing
Not So Awesome: The sad parts - I hate sad parts
Next time: The classics that must stand alone
Friday, March 5, 2010
1985 - the best comedies based on horror themes
Ah, here were a couple of memorable movies with big-name stars that I still watch every time there's nothing else on.
1. Teen Wolf
I remember this and Back to the Future coming out around the same time, back when Michael J. Fox was Mr. Popular. He was never one of my favorites, but I did enjoy watching this one on VHS over and over again. I had to wonder - If I all of the sudden became some freakish, hairy beast, would I suddenly become popular at my junior high? Really, does that make any sense? Isn't the odd one usually shunned? Oh...that's right...it helped him play a better game of basketball. Well, that explains it all.
What's awesome: The wolf dance, Stiles, van surfing
Not so awesome: Boof - come on, this girl is dull, very old teenagers
2. Once Bitten
I loved this movie from the first time time I saw it. Back then I watched it for a sultry female vampire who I adored, but now I watch it for a young Jim Carrey. There's a scene where the main characters are in a clothing store which is SO 80's it hurts. She keeps throwing pastel and white clothing at him and he picks out something black instead. I had to admire him for that. I loved the dream sequences and the dance off too.
What's awesome: Good dance-off sequence (love instant choreography), beautiful female vampire that I wanted to be,
Not so awesome: Another goody-goody girlfriend who drives me crazy - what was it this year casting women?
Next time: The science movies
1. Teen Wolf
I remember this and Back to the Future coming out around the same time, back when Michael J. Fox was Mr. Popular. He was never one of my favorites, but I did enjoy watching this one on VHS over and over again. I had to wonder - If I all of the sudden became some freakish, hairy beast, would I suddenly become popular at my junior high? Really, does that make any sense? Isn't the odd one usually shunned? Oh...that's right...it helped him play a better game of basketball. Well, that explains it all.
What's awesome: The wolf dance, Stiles, van surfing
Not so awesome: Boof - come on, this girl is dull, very old teenagers
2. Once Bitten
I loved this movie from the first time time I saw it. Back then I watched it for a sultry female vampire who I adored, but now I watch it for a young Jim Carrey. There's a scene where the main characters are in a clothing store which is SO 80's it hurts. She keeps throwing pastel and white clothing at him and he picks out something black instead. I had to admire him for that. I loved the dream sequences and the dance off too.
What's awesome: Good dance-off sequence (love instant choreography), beautiful female vampire that I wanted to be,
Not so awesome: Another goody-goody girlfriend who drives me crazy - what was it this year casting women?
Next time: The science movies
Thursday, March 4, 2010
1985 - the best dance movies
After looking at the 1985 movie release dates, I thought I'd make some little lists of the best of the plethera of awesome movies from that year.
Let's start off with the thing that mattered the most to me as a 5th grader - Dance:
1. White Nights
Oh, how I still love this movie. Is the acting Oscar-worthy? No, but it's not terrible either. The dancing, however....wow! Baryshnikov and Hines? You can't get any better than that. This is the movie that truly introduced me to how versatile a dancer Baryshnikov is. I had seen him perform "The Nutcracker" on PBS a few times (remember when they ran that every Christmas?) so I knew who he was but this was so much better than the formal, men in tights and girls in tutus kind of dancing. It was expressive and real and my jaw dropped even in the opening scene. After seeing this movie, I swore to myself that I would see Baryshnikov perform live at least once before he stopped dancing, and I'm happy to say that I did. :)
What's awesome: The dancing, the kitschy music (Say You, Say Me), Helen Mirren.
Not so awesome: The not so well known kitschy music, corny ending
How do I pick just one scene to post?
2. Girls Just Want To Have Fun
Back in the days of Solid Gold and American Bandstand, it was many a girl's dream to become one of the dancers on one of these music shows. Here, we find a young Sarah Jessica Parker trying to win a dance contest to become a dancer on her favorite show, best friend Helen Hunt at her side. I don't know if I ever would have seen this movie had it not been for a slumber party at a friends house when we watched it over and over again along with "Pee Wee's Big Adventure." Talk about a double-feature!
What's awesome: A girl's dream comes true - and she get's a humky guy, young Shannen Doherty
Not so awesome: Terrible choreography (I even figured that out back then), obvious dance doubles
3. A Chorus Line
I had no clue who Michael Douglas was or why he was such an odd choice for his role in this. All I knew was that it was full of song and dance, but not in a Rogers and Hammerstein kind of way. Some of the songs were a little naughty, so that made me like it. A song about tits and ass - gotta love that one.
What's awesome: Tons of dancing - no dance doubles
Not so awesome: A few "romantic" moments that I could have done without, but it's not the movie's fault...
Next time: The funny movies based on horror themes
Let's start off with the thing that mattered the most to me as a 5th grader - Dance:
1. White Nights
Oh, how I still love this movie. Is the acting Oscar-worthy? No, but it's not terrible either. The dancing, however....wow! Baryshnikov and Hines? You can't get any better than that. This is the movie that truly introduced me to how versatile a dancer Baryshnikov is. I had seen him perform "The Nutcracker" on PBS a few times (remember when they ran that every Christmas?) so I knew who he was but this was so much better than the formal, men in tights and girls in tutus kind of dancing. It was expressive and real and my jaw dropped even in the opening scene. After seeing this movie, I swore to myself that I would see Baryshnikov perform live at least once before he stopped dancing, and I'm happy to say that I did. :)
What's awesome: The dancing, the kitschy music (Say You, Say Me), Helen Mirren.
Not so awesome: The not so well known kitschy music, corny ending
How do I pick just one scene to post?
2. Girls Just Want To Have Fun
Back in the days of Solid Gold and American Bandstand, it was many a girl's dream to become one of the dancers on one of these music shows. Here, we find a young Sarah Jessica Parker trying to win a dance contest to become a dancer on her favorite show, best friend Helen Hunt at her side. I don't know if I ever would have seen this movie had it not been for a slumber party at a friends house when we watched it over and over again along with "Pee Wee's Big Adventure." Talk about a double-feature!
What's awesome: A girl's dream comes true - and she get's a humky guy, young Shannen Doherty
Not so awesome: Terrible choreography (I even figured that out back then), obvious dance doubles
3. A Chorus Line
I had no clue who Michael Douglas was or why he was such an odd choice for his role in this. All I knew was that it was full of song and dance, but not in a Rogers and Hammerstein kind of way. Some of the songs were a little naughty, so that made me like it. A song about tits and ass - gotta love that one.
What's awesome: Tons of dancing - no dance doubles
Not so awesome: A few "romantic" moments that I could have done without, but it's not the movie's fault...
Next time: The funny movies based on horror themes
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