Archive for December 12, 2006

Irony

Irony alert: Last week when picking Arthur up at dance on Monday, the traffic in the studio parking lot was terrifying. It took me several minutes to be able to safely back out of my spot. When picking him up at his second class on Friday, I noted that being five minutes late was a real advantage; all the “drop-off” parents are gone, only “pick-up” parents are there, so the traffic is cut in half. I told him from now on, expect me to be five or more minutes late.

Irony alert #2: I was very, very tired yesterday. So tired that, after dropping Arthur off at dance, I went to the mall and ended up driving right past it. Just spaced and kept going. So I told myself to drive extra carefully; I felt so tired that I was at risk of causing an accident. So I was kind of peeling my eyeballs to make sure I was being a good driver. I felt really shaky.

Ironic results: Last night, after finishing up at the mall and the supermarket, I was miraculously still a few minutes early for picking Arthur up at dance. So I parked in the very same spot I was in last Monday and waited. And after Arthur got in the car (about five minutes late), while I was still parked, I got hit.

Crunch.

Big ol’ van trying to maneuver in the crowded parking lot, watching the moving cars and the kids walking around and not even looking at the car parked right next to him. A little too right next to him.

Crunch.

So. Fucking A.

Tuesday Trivia Time

You know the drill: The image, quote, character sketch, or vignette will lead you to a movie. Name the movie.

1. While in Paris, a little girl buys a present for the policeman she has a crush on.
Hint: This movie is connected to Star Wars and My Fair Lady.

2. A drunken playboy, a horse trainer, and a doctor are all in love with the same woman.
Solved by Melville.

3. Part of her occupation involves showing people the Grassy Knoll.
Solved by Tom.

4. The couple meets while sweeping a wooded area for a missing girl.
Hint: During the "present day" of the movie, they are no longer a couple, but both continue to work in the business that gives the movie its name.
Solved by George.

5. A proposal and rejection is secretly recorded and played back in front of a large group of musicians.
Hint: When they meet, she is singing, he is drunk, and he ruins her favorite lipstick.
Solved by Roberta.

6. “Stirred, not shaken. That is right, isn’t it?”
Solved by Tom.

7. His unfinished home is full of memories of his late wife, so he lets another couple use it.
Hint: This movie is famous for being the last completed film of two big stars who died young, and one of the last for another star who died young.
Solved by Tom.