After a long day for my boys, spent outside in the real world, I allowed them to play their Xbox 360 again. A few hours later, I announced dinner was ready. I'd made tacos.
My youngest comes out, sits at the table, and looks at his plate, assessing the two tacos there.
"Do I have to eat both of these?"
"Yes," I said, "Why? Not hungry?"
"I'm in game mode. You can't expect me to come out and eat two tacos when I'm in game mode. It's like telling a computer to walk across the room. They can't. They have no legs."
Hi.
Am I the only one who absolutely *loathes* this guy? It's a mystery to me how he has managed to make it as far as he is in the movie industry. I don't understand why people find him funny, at all, because he comes off, to me, as someone who is so desperately trying to prove he is cool and just entirely failing. Not in movies - in interviews. Not that it matters, since his movie persona IS him, as far as I can tell.
Just wondering.
What could we do to create a world with less violence?
Get rid of all the humans.
I just can't be bothered lately to blog. But there are small things I want to share. So, here is a quick recap of the last several days.
Thanks to my friend (and coworker) Starlight (yes, real name), I ate at Costa Brava not once, but twice in the last week. The first time it was just Brock and I, the second time we took the kids. Brock ate roast rabbit, my youngest had octopus for the first time, we all had the (mouth watering) patatas alioli. The chorizo was delicious, the chicken impressive, and although we didn't try the Paella Mixta it was served at a nearby table and it looked good enough that Brock asked me to steal some (I didn't).
It's been a year. Over a year, really. I won't explain that one any more - not here - but a few people will know what I mean. I still find myself wondering what the catch is, and there have been some difficult times, complicated by distance and my innate pessimistic streak. But it's good. It's very good. I can't say more or I'll jinx it. Even things that I thought might break it, only made it better.
Movies I've seen lately:
- Prince Caspian - I loved it. Not as much as the first, but that was expected. I am clearly an unashamed Narnia geek. I wanted to go home and reread the series again. I downloaded the soundtrack. God. I should be more ashamed. Clearly.
- Iron Man - It was ok. Fun, and a nice diversion, and the kids loved it. Gwyneth Paltrow was pretty for a bit, which was surprising. Action was good, the plot predictable, but not a bad time.
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - Longest title ever. Harrison Ford will be ruggedly handsome until he's 108. And then he'll shoot his last Indiana film, I expect, and fade away quietly. It was a fun flick - I covered my eyes at one point but it was due to bugs, not gore. I'm fine with gore. There just wasn't much in this film. Were they all this cheesy, though? Were they all this ridiculous? I loved it anyway.
- Fido - Hmmmmmmm. Good for a Saturday afternoon.
My best friend in San Diego, and the only person here I can be completely silly with, came back from a trip to the east coast. I knew I'd miss her, but not how much, and I'm quite happy she's here again, even if we both begged off hanging out yesterday (her for a bad back and me for um, an attack of super laziness).
Two of my photos are being published in a book of lolcats. I can haz famez! Well. My two cats can. I'll keep you posted.
In honor of Earth Day, show us something (literally or figuratively) green.
