Reality Bites

This image is from the movie Enchanted. If you have ever watched anything by Disney, you will appreciate the humor and irony and tongue in cheek of this movie.

Here's my trouble. There is enough little girl left in me that I want to be Giselle. I want to wear pretty dresses and be completely guileless and captivating, singing all the time and be able to talk to chipmunks. Instead, I'm 35 years old with a body like something from a Dr. Seuss book, courtesy of 2 c-sections.

Oh well. I can sing like a Disney character and have great hair.

The Waning of the Light, or What I'm Doing to Celebrate Midsummer

I'm not a good pagan on this day. It's no secret that I barely tolerate sunshine and heat, so I threw the kids out in the yard with water bottles filled with sweet tea, and sat under the AC (which is set on 70 as I refuse to be hot in my own house, electric bill be damned!) to watch Sleepy Hollow, and reveling in the darkness that is Tim Burton and Johnny Depp. Danny Elfman's score just makes me feel all cozy. It's a Goth version of Beautiful Dreamer.

Why I Should Have Always Known I Was a Fag Hag

December 24th, 1997

At that Eve of the Nativity, Sweet Bruhver was living in Alabama, working at a local movie house. His immediate family was able to see movies for free. So I pumped the milk from my breasts (as Lina was a teeny suckling, spending a few hours with Nana and Poppy) and Chris, Sweet Bruhver and I went to see "Titanic".

There is death and dismemberment. There is the human experience, and the folly of man. Vanity, vanity! All is vanity! But what do I remember my Sweet Bruhver leaning over and whispering to me whilst the movie played?

"Hello, Oscar for costume design!"

Meanwhile...

The interview went well the other day. I had to take a 3 1/2 hour Coding test. So far, only one person in North Alabama has passed this test, as a score of 80 or above is considered a passing grade. The job itself is way more than what I saw myself doing while still wet behind the ears. I would be a concurrent coder, meaning that my job will be to go through the charts while patients are still in the hospital and figure out the appropriate DRG, querying physicians on a daily basis for more specific chart documentation. Eek! I had planned on a little hidey hole office at first, eventually moving into a big girl position like this one. We shall see. It all depends on my test score.

Until I get a call about my test score, I am hanging out at Nestlewood, blissfully watching movies, cooking, making candles and keeping my house clean as a whistle. Today I am watching Somewhere in Time. Christopher Reeve is so beautiful. I think I may be in love.

And just to show my random trivia knowledge, when Chris Reeves' character goes back in time to 1912 and wakes up in the hotel room? A lady is walking around getting dressed. She's humming "You made me love you ( I didn't want to do it)." This is quite the anachronism, as that song was recorded by Al Jolsen in 1913.

Dolly Parton, Sir Mix a Lot,and Black Eyed Peas

Due to my dear friend TDB's constant references to the movie 9 to 5, and my lack of definitive recognition of his references, I decided to rent this movie. It is camp-a-licious.

Let it be known, henceforth, that the word campalicious has been coined by AZ.

In addition, I also have to mention how rockin' Dolly's body is. The ultimate in hourglass. Were I a man ( or a lesbian), if I needed something warm and soft in the middle of the night, her physique is exactly what I would choose. It's not just the tits, mind you, though, I have to say, wow! Girl has got the curves goin' on!

Naturally I thought of Sir Mix a Lot in "Baby Got Back" (since Jane Fonda and her skinny self was right there in my face in this movie)

"Fonda ain't got a motor in the back of her Honda.
My anaconda don't want none unless you got buns, hun"

Which then led me to the Black Eyed Peas:
"What you gonna do with all that junk, all that junk inside your trunk?"

Just to show you how my mind works...

Jesus Christ Superstar - Superstar

This is my all time favorite musical EVER. I know every word and note from start to finish. I've seen it live twice, with Ted Neely as Jesus and Carl Anderson as Judas.

Pete's Dragon-Money By The Pound

Yes, this is Jim Dale, the Harry Potter books on CD narrator

I LOVE this movie. It's a little Harry Potter, a little Music Man, a little Beverly Hillbillies, a little Annie, Helen Reddy, a drunken Mickey Rooney. Really...what more do you need?

Also, a light house is one of my happy places. Specifically, what we see in Brazzle Dazzle Day (which can be found from this YouTube video), from this movie. I often see myself here, in this very lighthouse with the little cottage tacked on to the side of it.