I suppose now's a good a time as any to break my silence . . .
. . . seeing as how something actually HAPPENED today. So anyway, today was dedicated to hangin' with mah homey, ilLiZzt! Yeah, it was pretty cool seeing her again since she took off for college. It would have been nice to have everyone else here but you know, good things come in small packages . . . which makes no sense in this case whatsoever. Anyway, yeah, the day started off well enough. I arrived at her house and met up with her at the door. It was at this time that she demanded I hand over the keys to my car and have HER drive ME for a change! That's right, she didn't just partially hijack my car by taking over the co-pilot position. No no, she took over the entire car! In all honesty, I think it was better that way anyway. I couldn't let someone take over the Z's co-pilot position, that's not right and Liz seemed like she really wanted to drive, so . . . I let her. Genius decision on my part! We wrecked shortly after and now my car is no more. JUST KIDDING! Heh heh . . . anyway, she wanted to get used to the car so we revisited her freshman year bus route. Just about the most roundabout bus route I've ever taken in my life. Seriously, I was already in unfamiliar territory and was starting to get dizzy after taking 4 right turns, 3 left turns, 2 more rights and then a U-turn for good measure. It felt very much like a Vegas style kidnapping outta some mob movie. Ahh well, the bus driver must have been insane or something. Before I say anything else, though, I must say that Liz is actually a pretty good driver. I know, I can't believe I'm admitting this! But she is, I can't lie. Either the learning curve involved with driving my car is fairly manageable or she's just a better driver than I once thought. Well, we eventually made our way to . . . the . . . mall . . . :( Heh heh, nah, I guess it was alright. Haven't been there since the big send-off day, so I guess it was interesting to see what has been up since then. Now, I don't quite remember the order of the stores we visited this time around but Liz was a little nicer about staying clear of the ones designed for little, pre-teen girls. She got herself something nice in one of them and the whole experience wasn't so bad this time around, I suppose. I really could have done without walking past the 'Filthy Rich' store (yeah, it's actually called that). They really nailed the 80-year-old female demographic as it seems they are very interested in the Hilton heiress line of tiaras. Anyway, we didn't go in and you'll hear no complaints from me, thanks again, Liz! I don't remember if this took place before or after but I sort of let it slip that Coca-Cola is completely discontinuing Vanilla Coke production by the end of this year. Liz sort of just stood there, stunned by what she had just heard. The "most, uncooperative vending machine" proved it to be the truth. I guess she didn't believe me (or didn't want to believe me), so we wandered around the food court, asking various food cashiers if they still had Vanilla Coke. We went all the way around until we hit Subway, which came through for her in a big way. She was happy. That is, until I reminded her that Vanilla Coke shares a similar, if not, EXACT taste to chalk. Well, you know, power of suggestion and all that led her to believe that, yes, Vanilla Coke tastes like chalk and should DIE! I don't think she said that last part, but it's true, everyone HATES Vanilla Coke (R.I.P.). Anyway, at some point we visited the 'Love Sac' store, just like we always do. It was a little disappointing as the fluffer girl was a little off her game today. Her sole purpose and only responsibility in life (I'm guessing, anyway, she didn't look like she had much on her mind) was to fluff the 'love sacs' shortly after use. Well, she failed miserably and that was the end of the that. No Mango or 'Mazatlan Dance' but ahh well, maybe some other time. It wasn't long before it was movie time, I guess, so we headed that way. Now, this was ALL up to LIZ! Not ME! I merely SUGGESTED a movie and SHE was the one that said she REALLY wanted to see it. The truth is, everything out right now just straight up, SUCKS! I'm not kidding. It came down to critically-acclaimed, "intelligent film," 'Good Night, and Good Luck' (directed by and starring George Clooney among other people) or unusual crime, drama/documentary, which is also doing alright with the critics entitled 'Capote' (which Liz insists is pronounced KA-POH-TEE or something . . . whatever). Yeah, so before we finally made a decision, Liz shared a funny story about some game called . . . "Apples to Apples," was it? Hmmm, can't be sure. Then she told me about "Potter to Potter," the game the Z and Liz worked so diligently on over the summer. Well, it was during a game of one of those in which it became quite apparent that Quentin Tarantino's face is 'chewy,' a suggestion which beat out gum for the win. That was funny. Soon after that, every person we saw on screen that had appeared to be lacking proper foundation of the face was considered 'chewy.' *grinds teeth and makes gnawing sound* ;) Speaking of that, we finally made a decision and went with 'Good Night, and Good Luck.' With us today was the entire population of enthusiastic movie-goers from the city of . . . Sun City . . . I'm not kidding, we were young and wreckless teenagers compared to the people in that theater! Now this bothered Liz a little bit and I'm almost certain going to the restroom, only to find out that it was the MEN'S restroom AFTER using it didn't help things at all . . . HA HA, sorry, Liz! :) Well, on with the show. I thought it was alright, not spectacular or anything, just a decent movie. Liz said it was too "thinky" and that we should have seen something else. I insist that she's a trilobite and that she EVOLVE, else she'll only ever see movies like 'Lords of Dogtown' or something (sorry, Bio has rotted my brain). So Liz was completely and totally disinterested in the movie. Although she CLAIMS there were good parts that she liked, the entire time she kept track of how many people had cigarettes in their hands at any given time. The count ended at an even 80 (plus or plus-plus 50, give or take)! Isn't that INCREDIBLE?! Forget counting how many times the 'F' word is uttered during a movie! The set of this movie was a health hazard! Just watching the film could tempt a former smoker out of sobriety or whatever. Bunch of "chain-smokin' jackasses," am I right, Liz?! ;) Heh heh . . . I suppose I should have saved that quote for later. Well, the movie, like I said, was alright. It had to do with Edward R. Murrow, a CBS newscaster that took on Senator Joseph McCarthy during the 'Communist, witch hunt era' during the 50s. It received an outstanding 95% over at RT
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/good_night_and_good_luck/
But maybe Liz was right, a little too "thinky" for a couple of teenagers lookin' for a good time. It was much more fitting for a Civics class or something and as one movie-goer said to another "this movie should be shown in EVERY classroom!" HA HA! That provided for some laughs, I guess. Oh well, like I said, Liz picked the movie and said we should see it. It was ALL her! I was rootin' for CAPOTE! Ahh well . . . Hmmmm, what else? Oh yeah, after that she drove some more until we came upon this plastic turtle in the road, telling people to drive slowly. It was nearly half my size and Liz just HAD to have it. Get this, we actually stopped by at a park nearby just to devise a plan to get it. This was IMPOSSIBLE seeing as how the neighborhood was SWARMING with people. Seriously, they were like the Swiss Guard or something, strategically located so that no one messed with the turtle. Liz also noted how it was the PERFECT example of what anyone might think of the ideal American neighborhood. American flags hung everywhere you looked, people waving and acting friendly, perfect cars parked everywhere - things like that. I was half-expecting a neighborhood barbecue or block party to start up out of nowhere. But it was all really strange and entirely too 'fishy' to me. It wasn't just a coincidence when part of our plan, which included parking next to the mailbox was completely ruined when a mailman in a USPS truck drove by and parked RIGHT NEXT to the drop-off point. We drove around some more looking for the opportune time but it was just impossible. I guess neither of us were willing to do this during the day, anyway, so that plan died. Liz took us to her house where we watched 'Trapped in the Closet' part 6-8. Can that story possibly get any more complicated than it already is?! I won't spoil it for anyone here but fans of the epic drama will not be disappointed. But you know, I guess I liked it. It took an interesting turn and got even more confusing than before if you can belive that. Ahh well, bring on 9-12!
After this, I'd say the highlight of the day of endless splendor took place. Now, I know Liz's parents were cool before. But they became EVEN COOLER when they all gathered around for 3 hours to watch nearly all of 'Lost' disc one! A real crowd-pleaser, this show! Words like 'awesome,' 'cool,' and 'intense' were common among the parental units and even Liz was very intrigued by the show. She'll never say so but I have a feeling she loves it. How can you not love it after seeing Sawyer and hearing his Southern 'twang,' which Liz imitates so well. ;) Or hearing quotes by Hurley such as "chain-smokin' jackass!" and seeing characters like Middle East SAYIIID! HA HA! I guess you had to be there and believe me, you will just as soon as everyone makes their way back to G-dale. I sent Liz with the season set back to Tucson. I'm sure it'll make it there but not before the parents go through it completely at least once. I cannot describe how happy that made me. What I like more than actually watching the shows that I watch, is showing them to other people and getting THEIR reactions. Well, nothing but good things were said about Lost and it's true, this is one helluva show! Character development makes this show and you'll learn to love all or at least most of the characters. I predicted Liz would absolutely hate Shannon and wish death upon her and I was right. And even though she said she wouldn't like Sawyer after a brief incident on the beach, she quickly learned to love the guy (right about that one, too! ;)). of course you got John Locke (who totally RULES) and the rest of the gang with their own things to add to the show. Basically, you'll all pretty much enjoy watching the show and if you don't, you'll enjoy making fun of it! ;) And don't worry, I'll let ya . . .
Well, that was about it. Whole lotta fun, fo' sho! Lookin' forward to meeting up with Liz and everyone else again during the holidays that are coming up! Until then . . .
. . . good night and good luck . . .
(don't worry, aside from Liz, no one should know why that's funny . . . just be amazed at my corniness . . .)
:)
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/good_night_and_good_luck/
But maybe Liz was right, a little too "thinky" for a couple of teenagers lookin' for a good time. It was much more fitting for a Civics class or something and as one movie-goer said to another "this movie should be shown in EVERY classroom!" HA HA! That provided for some laughs, I guess. Oh well, like I said, Liz picked the movie and said we should see it. It was ALL her! I was rootin' for CAPOTE! Ahh well . . . Hmmmm, what else? Oh yeah, after that she drove some more until we came upon this plastic turtle in the road, telling people to drive slowly. It was nearly half my size and Liz just HAD to have it. Get this, we actually stopped by at a park nearby just to devise a plan to get it. This was IMPOSSIBLE seeing as how the neighborhood was SWARMING with people. Seriously, they were like the Swiss Guard or something, strategically located so that no one messed with the turtle. Liz also noted how it was the PERFECT example of what anyone might think of the ideal American neighborhood. American flags hung everywhere you looked, people waving and acting friendly, perfect cars parked everywhere - things like that. I was half-expecting a neighborhood barbecue or block party to start up out of nowhere. But it was all really strange and entirely too 'fishy' to me. It wasn't just a coincidence when part of our plan, which included parking next to the mailbox was completely ruined when a mailman in a USPS truck drove by and parked RIGHT NEXT to the drop-off point. We drove around some more looking for the opportune time but it was just impossible. I guess neither of us were willing to do this during the day, anyway, so that plan died. Liz took us to her house where we watched 'Trapped in the Closet' part 6-8. Can that story possibly get any more complicated than it already is?! I won't spoil it for anyone here but fans of the epic drama will not be disappointed. But you know, I guess I liked it. It took an interesting turn and got even more confusing than before if you can belive that. Ahh well, bring on 9-12!
After this, I'd say the highlight of the day of endless splendor took place. Now, I know Liz's parents were cool before. But they became EVEN COOLER when they all gathered around for 3 hours to watch nearly all of 'Lost' disc one! A real crowd-pleaser, this show! Words like 'awesome,' 'cool,' and 'intense' were common among the parental units and even Liz was very intrigued by the show. She'll never say so but I have a feeling she loves it. How can you not love it after seeing Sawyer and hearing his Southern 'twang,' which Liz imitates so well. ;) Or hearing quotes by Hurley such as "chain-smokin' jackass!" and seeing characters like Middle East SAYIIID! HA HA! I guess you had to be there and believe me, you will just as soon as everyone makes their way back to G-dale. I sent Liz with the season set back to Tucson. I'm sure it'll make it there but not before the parents go through it completely at least once. I cannot describe how happy that made me. What I like more than actually watching the shows that I watch, is showing them to other people and getting THEIR reactions. Well, nothing but good things were said about Lost and it's true, this is one helluva show! Character development makes this show and you'll learn to love all or at least most of the characters. I predicted Liz would absolutely hate Shannon and wish death upon her and I was right. And even though she said she wouldn't like Sawyer after a brief incident on the beach, she quickly learned to love the guy (right about that one, too! ;)). of course you got John Locke (who totally RULES) and the rest of the gang with their own things to add to the show. Basically, you'll all pretty much enjoy watching the show and if you don't, you'll enjoy making fun of it! ;) And don't worry, I'll let ya . . .
Well, that was about it. Whole lotta fun, fo' sho! Lookin' forward to meeting up with Liz and everyone else again during the holidays that are coming up! Until then . . .
. . . good night and good luck . . .
(don't worry, aside from Liz, no one should know why that's funny . . . just be amazed at my corniness . . .)
:)