Up until a few years ago, I was a cat owner (I still have visitation rights to my kitty at my parents' house). They are quite condescending creatures with god complexes and really sharp claws, so you really have to have thick skin both physically and emotionally to be a cat owner.

Our hamster, Mr. Snuggles, has the emotional maturity of a carrot so ( Read more... )

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It's from 1993 when I was 15 which isn't really technically my childhood. But it was the first one I thought of and it is pretty damn funny.

ETA: Hey, that's Rob Paulsen (aka Yakko Warner) as the radio announcer!

Why? What have you heard? Did you go through my mail and find 5 orange pips? Or a Black Spot? OH GOD ARE THERE PIRATES AFTER ME?!

My daughter ALWAYS wants me to ruin the ending for her. If I tell her about a book or a movie, she always wants to know how it ends. Especially if it is a mystery. And sometimes she gets obsessive if I don't tell her. She asked me once what my favorite book was and I said it was Rebecca (which may now be overshadowed by The Time Traveler's Wife). ( Read more... )

I really want to see The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. I read the short story recently and from the trailers it looks like the movie will be (hopefully) a little less bleak. I'd also like to see one or more of Kate Winslet's eleventy-billion movies that will be out this month, but I don't get to go to movies very often so I'm aiming low. If ( Read more... )