When I was a kid I was obsessed with Greek mythology. By the time I was 13, I’d read every book in the school library on the subject, and every book in the town library to which children had access. Then I moved on to Norse myth, then to fairy tales. But Greek myth was my first love and remained my favorite. Perhaps it is too obvious to say that this had a strong influence on my religious life.
The Wisdom of Old Navy
There was a mannequin in Old Navy. It was wearing jammie pants that said “Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho.” I said to Arthur, “Do you suppose this is meant as a comment on her character?”
On top, she was wearing a t-shirt that showed a penguin in earmuffs with an igloo in the background, and the caption read “Brrrrr.” I said to Arthur, “Doesn’t that contradict the pants?”
Then I thought, Maybe it’s an object lesson. When my top is cold, brrrr, I’m chilly. When my pants are warm, I’m a Ho Ho Ho.
(Keep in mind that the cash register computers went down at Old Navy, so we were standing on line, next to this mannequin, for quite a long time.)
How Weird
(Stolen from Arthur)
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Monday Movie Reviews: King Kong
I figured I would start doing this on Mondays. I’ve been writing reviews of every movie I see for about six years now, and saving them for maybe four or five years. They’re all in a file somewhere. Anyway, since I do this on Mondays anyway, I thought I’d share my cinematic wisdom here. I rate on a scale of 1-10, with 7 and higher being a recommendation to go see the good movie.
Be warned I don’t go to the theater that often. I’m more a TCM girl. You may come back next week to see a review of Casablanca.
King Kong: 9/10
Big ape comes to New York. If you can make it there, you can make it anywhere.
Happy New Year
I have a couple of long-winded and clever posts planned. In my head. Where they are not coming out until after I’ve had some more sleep. So hang in there.
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The Gang of Two In Living Color
Bought myself a new toy over the weekend; my very first digital camera (Nikon Coolpix 5600). Let’s see what we got here.
The Gang of Two destroy the Holiday tree:
Mingo Surveys His Evil Handiwork:
The Meme of Fours
While having holidays and recovering from same, and while being on the road (at the Uncle’s…tell ya later), meming (new verb!) is the easy way to blog. From Shakespeare’s Sister:
Four jobs you’ve had in your life: Researcher director, Technical writer, Administrative Assistant, Telemarketer
Four movies you could watch over and over: (Taking a page from Shakespeare’s Sister here, and NOT repeating any from 7×7)
1. It Happened One Night
2. As Good As It Gets
3. The Wizard of Oz
4. From Russia With Love
Four places you’ve lived: Ashfield, Mass., Closter, NJ, Astoria, NY, Alameda, CA
Four TV shows you love to watch: House, MD, E.R., Star Trek: The Next Generation, West Wing
Four places you’ve been on vacation: Sherman, NY, Queensland, Australia, Darlington, MD, Carlsbad, New Mexico
Four websites you visit daily: IMDb, Daily Kos, My Yahoo, Engrish.com
Four of your favorite foods: Bagels & lox with all the fixings, sushi, an Indian feast with biryani and various breads & chutneys, greasy American breakfast (scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon, home fries)
Four places you’d rather be: The beach. Bed. Calcutta. Corfu.
The 7×7 Meme
Oooh…the fun.
Seven Things To Do Before I Die
1. Visit India
2. Be the mother of the groom. In a really fab dress.
3. Hold my grandchild.
4. Okay, and Italy and Greece too.
5. Mend more fences.
6. Fall in love again.
7. Become very old.
More fun with sentences
So Arthur and I are playing Scrabble®, and my brain was in froze-mode. And I need to look something up and he has the dictionary in his lap and my tongue gets all wrapped around the inside of my mouth. So I sort of point at the dictionary and say “Uh uggy thingy goo ug.” Which, I admit, sounds stupid, but we actually talk like that in my house and actually, he understands me. And Arthur says:
“Try asking for the dictionary with words.”
Which is very beautiful, if you think about it.
