sunny blizzard

~E~ It's so disconcerting when someone you've just met, and seemed to get on well with, suddenly just really dislikes you. Enough so that she turns her head away from you when she sees you coming. I won't lose sleep over it but I wonder what makes people do that. The social drama of sixth grade is too much for me to keep up with. Asparagus is the best vegetable ever, but only oven roasted with salt. It tastes so green! I seem to have lost my voice here at my blog. If someone will give me a phrase, I'll write a short story or poem for them and get this thing going again.

~E~ I always enjoyed this skit from Sesame Street; I used to watch it with Number One Son when he was a toddler. Honest. He was the one who wanted to watch it. The tune was catchy and we'd both find ourselves singing it at odd times. Several years later I caught a classic movie on TV and this scene came up. I was floored. They stole it from Sesame Street! The nerve. I love musicals. I can't wait for YIFO's to come out.

~E~ I don't remember ever wanting to get married, ever in my life. As a kid I figured it would happen some day since that's just what people did, but I didn't look forward to it. When it happened it was under duress; I was afraid what he'd do if I said no. That was a great start to things. I'm curious about why other people get married. I hear there are some people who date with the intention of finding a spouse. I've never actually met one of these people. I wonder why they are so intent on getting hitched? What ARE the reasons people get married? Is it just because that's what you do? Is it because they want to share their lives together, really and truly? Is it true love? Why do so many women wait for the guy to propose? If the day comes when I DO want to marry, I'll discuss it with the guy and we'll figure it out together. If you really want it, go for it, I say. Or those very religious folks, who don't so much as kiss until their wedding da...

~E~ On a bike ride today, daughter came to a hill and just - stopped. I asked her why she stopped and she said she figured it would get hard part way up. Here are my words of advice: When you see the hills coming, pedal harder. Work up your momentum and you'll get farther up the hill the first time. If you just stop, you're starting from nothing. Words to live by.

~E~ There were few customers in the store, and not much to do. I was bored. I slowly made my way up and down the aisles of my department tucking in shoelaces, rearranging sizes, grabbing a misplaced pair of shoes and returning them to their rightful place. The store manager approached. A surly middle-aged man that no one liked, with a bad reddish-colored haircut and ugly polyester pants. He pushed up his large square plastic-rimmed glasses. "This is Miss Rose," he managed to say in a not-too-unpleasant tone. The woman next to him was ageless. She had white hair and skin so thin and white that I thought I would see right through her if I looked straight at her. She greeted me and indicated a table of our cheap loss-leader men's sneakers. She then turned her attention to the pen and paper in her hand. Well, sort of. She - someone - began writing. Size 6 1/2, 2 pairs Size 7, 5 pairs Size 7 1/2, 3 pairs Size 8, 7 pairs and on. "Oh,", Miss Rose gasped. "Oh De...

~E~ After seeing this movie, I'm not sure what the big buzz was all about. While enjoyable, it was fairly cliche and predictable and I have a feeling it's one of those forgettable movies as well. What made the biggest impression on me were the slums and how huge they were. That anyone could pull themselves out of a life like that in a legitimate fashion is almost unthinkable; that anyone living there would turn to crime to survive and possibly prosper seems a given. The journey of the main characters begins when their mother is murdered; they are suddenly on their own. Some of the movies more amusing scenes actually come out of the different situations the boys take advantage of to earn (or steal) a living. I particularly enjoyed how they managed to get by once they come upon the Taj Mahal. The main thread of the movie is Jamal trying to reunite with his lost love, Latika. They are 6 or 7 when they meet and Jamal takes her in along with his brother. They're separated a bit ...

~E~ I'm going to tattoo a sunrise on my lower back so I can tell people the sun shines out my ass.